Chicago teachers asking for 30% raises over next 2 years

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child poverty is at about 1/3 in Chicago.  let's talk about that instead.

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perhaps the last stand in the fight against privatization of education -- while I'm not optimistic, God bless.

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I support Rahm and hope he succeeds.

Didn't know you were a neoliberal too.

"we are all neoliberals now"  -George Monbiot

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One of the things I hate most about Florida law is a ban on strikes by public employees. My best to the teachers and people of Chicago.

New York law too   as many other places too.  it was effectively common law illegal in plenty of places before it was statutory.

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One of the things I hate most about Florida law is a ban on strikes by public employees. My best to the teachers and people of Chicago.

New York law too   as many other places too.  it was effectively common law illegal in plenty of places before it was statutory.

That isn't that bad, simply because if it's statutory it can be repealed by a legislature. In Florida it's written into the Constitution and would take an amendment and 6/10ths of the voters to undo it

and/or a whole lot of blood on the streets.

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Chicago Teachers Union
Teachers went into 63rd street police station to use bathroom and got a standing ovation from police



getting the cops on board w/strikes is always a HUGE deal

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This is a ready-made solution looking for its problem.

well-said

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while on the other hand, the best and brightest after 10 years or whatever, become master teachers, and make like 150K a year, adjusted regionally by the cost of living.

"oh God, go to Hell"  - my spontaneous reaction

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can anyone who knows this stuff tell us whether or not the injunction move will be successful?

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Chicago Teachers Union · 38,092 like this.
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Delegates just voted to suspend the strike.