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Monday, July 16, 2012

Stocks and jocks. « Fred Klonsky

Stocks and jocks. « Fred Klonsky:


Stocks and jocks.


I was invited on a local Chicago radio show to talk about teacher pensions.
The morning show is called Stocks and Jocks.
Luckily they didn’t ask me  any jock questions.
Or any stock questions, for that matter.
Stocks and Jocks is a radio show that is aimed at the small investor. The host, Tom “The Chief” Haugh, has a certain populist approach to investment issues. At one point he even offered to join me in hanging some of the


Mediator’s report due out. CPS and CTU still need to bargain it.

The report from the mediator is due this week.
Reports are that it will contain a proposal for a 15 to 20% salary increase.
Word is that the CPS board has offered 2%.
Jeff Sharkey, CTU VP commented to the press yesterday.

On Sunday, union Vice President Jesse Sharkey, who declined to comment on the arbitrator’s report, said the union must consider many issues beyond wages.“We’ve said to our teachers that we want fair compensation,” Sharkey said. 



New Business Item 13. The NEA supports the CTU.


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