Claypool won't negotiate with CTU. With Rahm on the ropes, he has no juice.
| CPS broke on purpose. Claypool has no juice. |
As Chicago teachers take their strike vote this week, CEO Forrest Claypool and Rahm's hand-picked school board, are refusing to negotiate a contract with the CTU. In a way, it's hard to blame 'em. Broke-on-purpose CPS has little with which to negotiate and Claypool has no political juice.
The board's bargaining position has been badly weakened by a mayor who has autocratic control over the schools, but who's own credibility rating is currently lower than snail shit. Not to mention, Claypool's predecessor is facing trial and prison time for fraud and a new federal Civil Rights investigation underway over violations by Rahm's police department.
Today, the union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, saying they’re ready to enlist the negotiating help of a fact-finding panel that’s part of a lengthy process laid out by state law. The union had Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Claypool won't negotiate with CTU. With Rahm on the ropes, he has no juice.:
