Steps and raises. The public relations battle begins.
The late Chicago alderman, Vito Marzullo.
When teachers and boards of education enter into negotiations there is a script that is followed.
Teachers, like employees everywhere, want a yearly raise. This is natural because the cost of things never comes down.
As the late Chicago Machine 25th ward alderman Vito Marzullo used to say, “Everything-a goin’ up. Only da rain and snow a comin’ down.”
To cover increases in the cost of living CPS teachers have already negotiated a 4% pay raise for the coming
