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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Brizard accuses CTU of disrespecting teachers. « Fred Klonsky

Brizard accuses CTU of disrespecting teachers. « Fred Klonsky:


Brizard accuses CTU of disrespecting teachers.

According to CPS CEO JC Brizard, the 5,000 teachers who rallied in support of their union leadership just don’t get it. They didn’t realize that the CTU leaders were disrespecting them. Stupid teachers.
Responding the the CTU’s announcement that members will vote to authorize a strike before summer break,Brizard said,

“What are they voting on?” Brizard said. “You’re asking educated professionals to decide something that they don’t know what they’re deciding on. That is disingenuous and disrespectful of teachers.

But according to the Sun-Times, this is what is being offered by Brizard and the Mayor:
■ A 2 percent raise in year one.
■ A pay freeze in year two.
■ Raises based on “differentiated pay’’ in years three to five. A joint district-union committee, to be