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Adam and the future of teacher unions. « Fred Klonsky

Adam and the future of teacher unions. « Fred Klonsky:


Adam and the future of teacher unions.

Adam is a  working Chicago high school teacher.
He is also an activist in the Chicago Teachers Union.
I first met Adam in the schoolyard of Whittier School in Pilsen when the parents were fighting to keep a field house from being torn down. Whittier was one of the hundreds of Chicago schools without a library and the parents had occupied the field house demanding CEO Brizard and the Mayor turn it into one.
Adam was there supporting the parents.
In fact, anytime I can drag this old butt to some action about schools, Adam is there.
Last week Adam jumped on his motorcycle and drove here to DC.
Why?
Because he wanted to share his excitement about the kind of union the Chicago Teachers Union had become: a