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Monday, June 11, 2012

The CTU overwhelming yes vote is a stinging rebuke of Rahm and Brizard. But not only them. « Fred Klonsky

The CTU overwhelming yes vote is a stinging rebuke of Rahm and Brizard. But not only them. « Fred Klonsky:


The CTU overwhelming yes vote is a stinging rebuke of Rahm and Brizard. But not only them.


IEA Executive Director Audrey Soglin bullied the CTU leadership. But teachers don’t like bullies.
After a weekend of unofficial reports, CTU President Karen Lewis officially announced the results Monday of the strike authorization vote taken last Wednesday through Friday.
Not only did over 90% of the CTU members vote yes.
73% percent of the members voted yes the first day.
In spite of large sums of money spent of radio ads attacking the unions along with other unfair labor practices, the Chicago teachers demonstrated as solid a front as one could expect in support of their leadership’s