Thursday, October 4, 2012

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: "A victory for students, communities and our profession"

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: "A victory for students, communities and our profession":


"A victory for students, communities and our profession"


CTU members voted 79.1 percent to accept the strike-won contract, which reportedly was the highest approval rating for any contract in the  CTU’s history. Of the 20,765 valid ballots submitted, 16,428 were for the new agreement and 4,337 were against it. More than 80 percent of CTU members voted on the contract.

CTU President Karen Lewis hailed the vote:
“This shows overwhelming recognition by our members that this contract represents a victory for students, communities and our profession. Our members are