Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Union president Lewis is a Chicago winner. « Fred Klonsky

Union president Lewis is a Chicago winner. « Fred Klonsky:

Union president Lewis is a Chicago winner.

NBC’s Ward Room picks Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis as a winner of the year.

Had you ever heard of the Chicago Teachers’ Union president before this year? Neither had I. By fighting Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s attempt to impose a longer


Does the 10th Congressional District swing?

Ilya Sheyman is a true progressive running for congress in the 10th CD. Teachers should support him.

In the previous post I described the Illinois 10th Congressional District as a swing district.

My reader, Matt, suggested otherwise, pointing out that it had consistently elected Republican congressmen for decades.