LP: Rahm about to show that he is truly a blood brother of Mitt when the help goes on strike.
I have negotiated many contracts.
We went out on strike over one.
The membership rejected one after our team brought it back. We went back and got a little more.
I never make public judgments about what the union members anywhere decide to do about a bargained contract. Their contract.
The Chicago CTU House of Delegates just voted minutes ago to take time to read the deal and vote on Tuesday.
Karen Lewis and the leadership made it clear that it was the member’s right to do. “I am only their spokesman.”
She also said that the 800 pound gorilla in the room is that teachers don’t trust the board and the fear of massive school closings.
Rahm set that into motion with comments all weekend that this contract would lead to closing schools.
He’s an idiot.
Update: Further evidence of Rahm idiocy is his move to get a judge to file an injunction, forcing teachers back to work. Rahm is claiming that this is an illegal strike since SB7 limits the right to strike to economic issues. In fact, the strike has technically been over salary and benefits, while discussions have included other bargainable issues. CTU lawyers have been prepared for this injunction all week sources tell me, and are fully prepared to immediately respond.
Oringally posted here: http://preaprez.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/democracy-breaks-out-in-chicago/
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