Tag Archives: Chicago Teachers Union

Mar 01

Anti-Bullying Teachers Unions Get Pushy for Better Pay and Benefits

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Bullying has always been a problem in American government schools.  Statistics say there are over 2 million bullies lurking in the hallways and on playgrounds.

The two national teachers unions have developed expansive programs to curb bullying.  They’ve hosted entire conferences on the matter.  The National Education Association has published several web pages to the matter, as has the American Federation of Teachers.

As an aside, I am troubled by the recent focus on bullying.  Bullying is a problem – yes.  But the threshold of “bullying” has dropped significantly to the point where virtually any disagreement or

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Feb 28

Company Offers Products to Protect Private Property from Chicago Teachers Union Protests

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This isn’t your mother’s teachers union.

The Chicago Teachers Union has brandished its radical political stripes in recent months. It has fully embraced Occupy Chicago, protested side-by-side with Action Now (the reincarnated ACORN) and joined a coalition set to protest the upcoming NATO/G-8 meetings scheduled for May in Chicago.
G-8 protests typically get violent, and we won’t be surprised if the CTU resorts to ugly behavior as well.

Neither will anybody else in Chicago. That’s why one company, Midwest Solar Control Corp., is urging local businesses to install “window blast film” and “anti-graffiti film” to their buildings before

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Jan 26

New Film Skewers Chicago Teachers Union, Explains Stakes of Contract Negotiations

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CHICAGO – The new documentary film is called “A Tale of Two Missions,” and it’s focused on current conditions in Chicago Public Schools.

One “mission” is led by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who is working hard to provide fresh opportunities for kids stuck in failing city schools.

The other is led by Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, who is determined to kill the expansion of school choice in the city, so her union can keep students (and the tax money attached to them) trapped….

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