“..Many folks on my team at work live in the city and have kids in these wretched schools. They are NOT happy with the teachers, many calling it an illegal strike now...”
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And that pansy thug of a mayor of Chicago is just pandering to the extortion of the teachers union. A good crooked DemoRat, he would not dare confront the unions. And where is his ex-boss? Probably denying the strike is even happening.
You got Rahm “The Wonder Horse” wrong. He PROVOKED this strike with demands for another hour (16% longer day).
BTW 76 Gs is not a huge salary and is less than most of the suburban teachers make. Chicago is expensive to live in.
Lower Charter School salaries reflect younger teachers.
Now Rahm “The Wonder Horse” is floating the idea of MORE Charter schools (non-union) to try and bring the union to sanity.
Walker has shown the way and Rahm “The Wonder Horse” has determined that the unions must be confronted even the idiot in Springfield has realized this.