Union counters with lawsuit to prevent its members from cooperating with the district
The Education Action Group has long argued that the Chicago Teachers Union cares more about money and political power than it does about what’s best for students.
Now, the CTU’s abject selfishness has become obvious even to its rank-and-file members.
Last Friday, [...]
Union president says no extra class time for students without extra pay
Chicago’s Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is learning first-hand how utterly selfish and destructive teachers unions can be.
During an appearance on WLS-TV, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis made it abundantly clear that the union will stonewall Emanuel’s plan to extend CPS’ school day [...]
The union holds the “right” to strike as sacred, revealing a lack of respect for students and families
Let the following serve as Exhibit A in the case of why teacher unions are bad for public education.
Three weeks ago, the Chicago Teachers Union, along with the Illinois Federation of Teachers and the Illinois Education [...]
As the Chicago Teachers Union prepares to question mayoral candidates at its Thursday night forum, it is the teachers union that needs be questioned.
Namely, what are CTU’s academic priorities?
The alliance between the union and Teachers for Social Justice, a group that promotes a “multicultural, anti-racist, pro-justice” classroom agenda, has grown stronger in [...]
There’s a weird thing happening in public education. Hardcore unions are attempting to rebrand themselves as “professional organizations.” In fact, the American Federation of Teachers bills itself as “A union of professionals.”
Both the AFT and the larger National Education Association attempt to portray themselves as associations yet negotiate collective bargaining agreements and oftentimes act like [...]
