Tuesday, September 18, 2012

We Voted for Obama and Got Rahmney

Rahm is suing to end the Chicago teachers’ strike. Does he have a case? by Dylan Matthews
Rahm’s case, then, is anything but a slam dunk. And even if he wins in court, that won’t change the fact that a huge majority of Chicago public school teachers voted to strike, and presumably won’t stop making trouble for him after they return to work.
(via Henwood)

As Chicago Strike Goes On, the Mayor Digs In by Monica Davey

Emanuel pushed legislation through the Illinois legislature that hiked the percentage of votes teachers in the Chicago district need to call a strike to 75 percent. And the CTU got 90 percent to call for a work stoppage. Why would any Chicago unions back Ramney?

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