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Rahm’s attempt to split teachers from our union fails. But not all union leaders are the same. « Fred Klonsky

Rahm’s attempt to split teachers from our union fails. But not all union leaders are the same. « Fred Klonsky:


Rahm’s attempt to split teachers from our union fails. But not all union leaders are the same.

Educator and EdWeek blogger Anthony Cody writes about Rahm’s billionaire buddy Bruce Rauner’s attempt to split teachers from their unions.
Cody quotes Rauner,

The critical issue is to separate the union from the teachers. They’re not the same thing. … The union basically is a bunch of politicians elected to do certain things–get more pay, get more benefits, less work hours, more job security. That’s what they’re paid to do. They’re not about the students. They’re not about