09/07/2012

Chicago Braces for Teachers' Union Strike

Nearly 30,000 public school teachers and support staff represented by the Chicago Teachers Union have vowed to walk off the job starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday if an impasse in contract talks with the city is not broken. The union also wants more than the eight percent pay raise over what Chicago is offering. The school district says it cannot afford concessions as it is running a large budget deficit and major credit rating agencies have downgraded its debt rating.

Union bosses have admitted the strike could set back education in the Windy City for a generation but “like the Civil War” it would be worth the price.

September 25

Ironworker Thug Leading Violent Beatings Claimed Union Violence "Exemption"

End the union violence exemption! Support the Freedom from Union Violence Act (FUVA) by clicking here and signing the petition…

September 24

Guilty as Charged, But Still Not Legally Accountable?

It’s simply intolerable that Veach and Williamson could still ultimately get away with leading a brutal assault because of a misbegotten Supreme Court ruling nearly half-a-century old. That’s why National Right to Work Committee members are pushing for passage of H.R.4256, a common-sense legislative remedy known as the Freedom from Union Violence Act.

August 28

Teacher Union Bosses to Tax Paying Parents: Do As We Say, or ‘School Buildings Will Stay Shuttered’

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Chicago Braces for Teachers' Union Strike

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