Teachers in Chicago

Over at the paper and on-line City Journal is an article looking at the larger issues surrounding the Teachers' Strike in Chicago.  The Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, is fighting a Union looking for a 30% pay raise over three years.  Given our economic state, this seems a little large.  Granted, they are asking to work longer hours, but their current pay is $76,000, plus benefits.  Not grand, but very good.

It’s possible, of course, that the CTU could prevail in this dispute and win valuable concessions from Emanuel.  But it’s also possible—if the mayor remains strong—that Chicago’s teachers have given Illinois the shove it needs to start moving toward the Wisconsin model.

The author of this article is Christian Schneider, a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute and a columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Regards  —  Cliff