"Well, bye!"
Posted on 06/11/2012 11:38:25 AM PDT by Hunton Peck
The Chicago Teachers Union says nearly 90 percent of teachers voted in favor of giving the union authorization to strike.
Union leaders say the authorization vote last week gives teachers the legal authority to call a strike in the fall and gives them added leverage at the bargaining table. State law requires 75 percent approval.
The CTU adds that more...
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Vote could push Chicago closer to teachers strike (from 6/8/2012)
Chicago teachers asking for 30% raises over next 2 years (from 2/17/2012)
It's like they're throwing a tantrum.
There are four years worth of recent grads with degrees in education who are job seekers.
With 40 people shot and 10 killed each week, who is left to teach in Chicago.
Seems like a reasonable compromise. They get to not show up and pretend to teach, and the kids, perhaps won’t have to show up and pretend to learn.
Win-win
If they DO strike I would expect student achievement scores to improve significantly.
Chicago and Illinois need a Scott Walker pronto
A few miles to the north, taxpayer-funded unions just got their shorts handed to them.
These teachers are slow learners.
I would be willing to bet that if the Chicago school districts were to start advertising right now they would have enough applicants to start several new school districts.
Unleash the urban feral into the streets of The One’s home town during the heat of the re-election campaign?
Not bright.
These teachers are a good argument for eliminating collective bargaining. They want a 30% increase over 2 years, while others are giving concessions or losing their jobs altogether. A brave mayor would fire the whole lot of them. But there is no one of authority in Chicago who will stand up to these thugs.
We need a W. Wilson Goode moment, on teachers holed up in a public building staging some sort of protest.
Getting paid to stay home is so brave and courageous. Holding children’s education hostage to their demands is equally brave and courageous. Yep, everyone admires those who get paid not to work.
You don’t understand Chicago. This is just theater to give Rahm the ability to hand them a big raise due to economic conditions.
The voters of the state have no say in Chi town.
They should be taking pay cuts, and be happy to have jobs.
Given the “fruits of their labor”, how would we notice the difference?
More “yutes” on the street?
Why doesn’t everyone go on strike and just change the name of the city to OCCUPY, Ill.?
30% raise is necessary to refill the Dem campaign coffers after getting their butts whooped in WI.
"Well, bye!"
Wonderful! Enrage tax payers just before the elections!
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