Leaders of Milwaukee teachers union push for pay cut to reduce class sizes | Defend Wisconsin

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Leaders of Milwaukee teachers union push for pay cut to reduce class sizes

by Itay

Leaders of the Milwaukee teachers union are campaigning for members to sacrifice a week’s worth of their pay to help reduce class sizes next year in Milwaukee Public Schools. The MPS Children’s Week Campaign is asking educators to give up 2.6% of their salary next year to allow for class-size relief.
The campaign is also requesting higher-paid MPS employees as well as community members and businesses in Milwaukee to consider contributing some of their wages or profits to a nonprofit district fund.

“The Milwaukee metropolitan area has to start taking some financial responsibility for the