The 'Elephant in the Room' at the DNC
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| Rahm: "Unions are trouble." IEA: "Unions don't want to cause trouble." ( Fred Klonsky) |
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
This is the question tearing at the very fabric of the Democratic Party as tonight's DNC opens up with Rahm Emanuel at the speaker's podium.
AFT prez Randi Weingarten tilts slightly to the side of the teachers as she calls on both sides to find "common"The threat of a Chicago teachers strike is the elephant in the room at delegation meetings," writeS-T staff reporters Natasha Korecki and Fran Spielman. "Everybody is aware of it and concerned about it. Nobody knows how to avert it. And nobody wants to cross Emanuel, who is known for his long memory and take-no-prisoners politics."