[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Another Freeper posted a comment about this being used as a ploy to make Obama look good. The thought process was that Obama will be able go to Chicago to bring the two side together and end the strike. I would not put it past him to have this set up to make him look pro union while acting as a savior to heal the ails of Chicago.

[UCANSEE2]

The strike is not about the pay raise (which they would never see anyway, the 'raise' would actually go to the Union fund), and it's not about air conditioning.

It's about STOPPING the rating of a teacher's performance by the student's grades. The teachers already tried helping the students CHEAT on tests, but some have been caught. SO... now they want to eliminate tests(grades,etc) as a measure of their teaching ability. They (the teachers) are being TAUGHT NOT TO teach their students, but merely babysit them.

They (the teachers) are just being used to find a way to keep students (future drone bees) AS DUMB AS POSSIBLE.

The poorly educated are much easier to control.

(think I'm making this up?

[freekitty]

I agree.

[Boomer One]

Why don’t they allow the citizens of Chicago to vote on this? They could present the options like this: Your neighbor, a teacher, makes twice as much as you, works less hours, is not responsible for results/job performance, has an exceptional health and retirement plan, and job security. However, at a time when you have lost your job or had no raises for years, they are demanding a 16% increase. In order to fund this, it will cost you this much in sales and income taxes, thereby reducing your net income. As a side note, this amount could rise by an additional amount if the federal subsidy is deleted. Never mind that these are the same people unable to get your children through high school or meet national testing standards. Oh, and as a side note, forget about the inconvenience they caused you by striking and your lost wages as you scrambled to make arrangements for keeping your children. Now, in the interest of fairness, I’m sure this would pass.