Chicago Teachers’ Strike?
Findlaw (AP) reports: “Chicago Teachers’ Union Approve Strike.”
“Union delegates for Chicago’s public school teachers approved a strike if negotiations fail, the first step toward a job action that could keep nearly 440,000 children out of class.”
Main issues:
4 percent raises each year not enough for union. Teachers argue higher health insurance costs could consume those raises.
Proposal for longer school day in exchange for shorter year amounted to three extra work days without pay.
Soapbox: 4% a year sounds pretty darn good, and if on top of that the schoold district is picking up ANY additional health care costs (albeit passing some along), it’s nothing to whine about. And all hours of work are not created either. We all already envy teachers those long summer breaks. I’d take more days off as part of such a lengthy continuous vacation in exchange for working more hours in a heartbeat.
