Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Union contract up for grabs as CPS board meets today

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Union contract up for grabs as CPS board meets today

Union contract up for grabs as CPS board meets today

Protest rocks Chicago CFO Summit



In, the wake of yesterday's protests, the seven-member Chicago school board, hand-picked by the mayor, will meet for the first time today and decide whether to rescind a 4 percent pay raise for teachers which was agreed on in the contract that expires next year. 18 different unions and groups including the Chicago Teachers Union, the SEIU, and a group called Stand Up Chicago helped organize the demonstration.
"The CFOs up in the building right now having a conference, collectively their companies made over $200 billion in profits last year," said demonstrator Casey Murphy. "Executive compensation