CTU President Karen "we want more" Lewis
Posted on 09/10/2012 7:47:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I'll bet that won't stop him from trying.
Well, sure... for those old ladies in their late 20’s...
—— Chicago teachers walk out, schools close ——
Finally some good news!
Now keep them closed.
Drudge is giving the strike heavy play for a reason. Romney can make hay with this. Judging from the the comments on liberal boards, even many Dems are disgusted by the greed and sloth of the CTU.
the union rejected an offer from the school board that would have increased their pay by 16% over four years:
Really? They would not accept 16 percent over 4 years? That is 4 percent a year. Ask those Sailors and Soldiers getting killed over in Afghanistan how much they receive in their January 2013 pay check for a raise. It MIGHT be 1.3 percent. Although there is talk of giving zero raises to the military.
I hope they stay out for years. Chicago’s kids would benefit greatly if they went to Internet-based learning. Cut the unions out completely.
Don’t worry—it’s for the children.
I know this is extremely UbPC, but would you really want to see some of those faces first thing in the morning.
I’m a woman, so don’t go ballastic. I also had the great fortune to have wonderful teachers all 12 years of grade and high school.
While the “academented edumacators” are out of the Pooblic Skool Collective buildings, sell them all.
Do it for the chilrun.
Even the Obamas are walking out on Chicago and heading to Hawaii.
Rush is calling this a setup. The teachers pulling a strike just before the election so Obama can ride to the rescue to fix everything.
Oh, some of them are worried about who will feed the children, since they won’t be in school to get their 2 free meals a day, they might have to use some of their food stamps to buy food for their kids.
Oh, some of them are worried about who will feed the children, since they won’t be in school to get their 2 free meals a day, they might have to use some of their food stamps to buy food for their kids”
Schools are staying open to feed the cheelrun breafass and lunts.
"Never let a crisis go to waste."
I was blessed to have outstanding teachers during my K-12 years. That was then. The now is our local schools (not Chicago) are hostages to the GD Rockford Education Association and the school board is a bunch of wussies. I am so disgusted, I could chew railroad spikes.
56% graduation rate for Chicago schools and the teachers think they deserve a raise? Last time I checked if a business was run that bad everyone would be fired.
What a great situation..love it. Rahm against CTU. Teachers turning down a 16% raise(4 yrs) while regular household incomes going down 7% a year...this is great! Love how the real issues get on the news. Teachers make average of $74,000 a year W/O benefits for about 7-8 months work. That is OUTRAGEOUS. I pray they all get fired and the charter schools popup everywhere.
Interesting. I think I’m just going to sit back, laugh, and enjoy this entire CREATION OF LIBERALISM implode on itself.
The outcome will be the same as any other liberal/socialist scheme ..it will self implode, cease to exist, all the while causing untold unrest and mayhem for us to someday look back at in the history books.
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