Reformers: Why Focus On A Strike Ban? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Reformers: Why Focus On A Strike Ban? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Reformers: Why Focus On A Strike Ban?

by Alexander Russo

I'm no defender of the status quo but I'm not understanding or agreeing much with the argument that a strike ban is necessary part of the reform bill being pushed through the legislature right now. Two major players in the reform world -- DFER and Michelle Rhee -- have both disavowed attacks on collective bargaining rights such as these. Discussion of strikes has been few and far between over recent years, as a quick look at Google News and Catalyst's archives shows. I never felt like a strike was a real possibility during either the Lynch or the Stewart reigns, though a strike was authorized under Lynch and it's arguably something Lewis et al might be interested in doing. don't see how a strike ban necessarily leads to better schools or even a longer school day. Most of all, I don't see how strike