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Thursday, July 19, 2012

ARBITRATOR SHOWS NAIVETE, SO DO EMANUEL AND BRIZARD « Teachers Fight Back

ARBITRATOR SHOWS NAIVETE, SO DO EMANUEL AND BRIZARD « Teachers Fight Back:


ARBITRATOR SHOWS NAIVETE, SO DO EMANUEL AND BRIZARD

The arbitrator who recently issued a ruling in the ongoing battle between the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago School District must be extremely naive.  He sided with the teachers on most issues, especially the salary demands that the teachers want in exchange for  working a much longer day that the District is insisting on.
The arbitrator is naive because he questioned why the District would extend the school day when it didn’t have the money to pay teachers for the increased time. He has to ask ? Here’s the answer Mr. Naive Arbitrator.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the new miracle worker school chief, Jean-Claude Brizard, wanted to seize on the momentum of the nationwide anti teacher union sentiment. Months ago they saw an opportunity to limit the power of the CTU by using a massive advertising campaign and money from anti-union millionaires to sway