CHICAGO — To understand the crisis that shuttered Chicago public schools this week, it helps to know the key ingredient: A Democratic mayor and one of the city’s most powerful labor groups can’t stand each other.
For now, the hard-nosed teachers unions in New York, Los Angeles, Washington and Sacramento aren't demanding school closures the way Chicago educators are. The powerful California Teachers Association issued alast month pledging to "keep our classrooms open" in a state where campuses were shut by the pandemic longer than almost anywhere in the nation.
And during a Wednesday night press conference, Lightfoot, a former prosecutor, did what Chicagoans have come to expect: She dug in. “Lightfoot’s administration has been an enemy to public education here in Chicago,” CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates said in an interview Wednesday.“I don’t think CTU will give Lightfoot an inch even if she gave them everything they wanted,” Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez, who has chided the mayor on everything from public safety to emergency powers, said in an interview. “They are on a mission to be obstructionists to this administration in a way that puts me to shame.
Insane (ly awful and biased) article
Parents--including liberal parents!--support chicagosmayor's lockout! We do not trust CTULocal1 to return to in-person learning if anyone goes remote. We vastly prefer NO SCHOOL to remote school.
Would be great if you interviewed CTU leadership and presented both sides of the story. Lightfoot's past statements and texts regarding CTULocal1 make it hard to believe that she's operating in good faith.
Aren't teachers vaxed? Classes cancelled in big cities vote Dem no matter. But teachers unions shld realize they're losing contract/pension support they have left w hard-pressed parents. School closings will be major neg for JoeBiden Dems in 2022 elections, far more than CRT.
Lori has torn Chicago apart, the DA is not helping
This article appears to be very much in support of Lightfoot.
Lori Lightfoot is putting her foot down against teachers meanwhile where is her stepping up with the crime ridden streets?
I'm so excited now, I can at least pay my bills and take good care of my entire family. Thank you stephanie_fx_tr for you have brought happiness to I and my entire family
Lives are on the line. Develop better protections for all teachers. They shouldn't have to risk their health and their family's health every time they go to work.
CTU.. you never happy. You voted for her and now you can't stand her so you take it out on the kids in the name of a virus. You are a virus.
if they wanna do it to protect themselves and the student so be it ..
Teachers aren’t sacrificial babysitters.
Wonder what those kids will do with that free time over at Chicago
Not a Surprise. Media Instills irrational fear in the public advocating unnecessary & draconian measures. Now, again children & the vast majority of society has to suffer the effects of the forever lockdown strategy. They better not leave their homes! CatchATeacherOutsideOfClass
which of loris 12 press aides was the source for this fluff piece
If the teachers are fully vax'd, they should be safe from a bad case of covid. If you're vax'd & still worried you can wear a mask for additional protection. Isn't that what Fauci says?
Get rid of her and replace the teachers that won't go back to class, hospital workers, grocery workers and factory workers are getting it done! Weakness!
Its Chicago...
Here is an image of a teacher trying to reason with the mayor
Nope, Lori did that on her own. Teachers aren’t sacrificial lambs or babysitters. This is about capitalism not education.
No. YOU made you a laughingstock.
Thank God for the CTU. Gotta hand it to Lori though, she works hard to make every single person in Chicago hate her
Yeah, fuck those teachers' worries. Get those kids back into school ASAP. Covid is only a flu-like thing now according to DrLeanaWen. Get wrecked CTULocal1 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 Stay strong CTULocal1
But aren’t Democrats in favor of unions and seeing them use their power?
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The attorney general calls for a moment of silence for January 6, the day the Capitol stormed 😌😌😏 It is reported that no security men were “killed” that day (a policeman died of a medical reason) and the only fatality was a protester (Ashley Babbott).
They created this mess now they have to live with it
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