Anti-Union Ads in Chicago Paid for By Hedge Funds, Billionaires | |
By: David Dayen Wednesday September 19, 2012 6:17 am |
I wish I had known about this before the Chicago Teachers Union suspended their strike and returned to work, but it may shed some light on the timing of the suspension. At the least, it provides a little more context for what teachers unions have to deal with on the ground.
Apparently the above anti-union ad played non-stop on television in Chicago throughout the strike. It’s the product of Education Reform Now, a group that also sometimes goes by Democrats for Education