Chicago Teachers Union calls proposed cuts by district 'an act of war'

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Chicago Tribune

One day after the Chicago Teachers Union rejected a contract proposal from Chicago Public Schools, district officials said they would slash school budgets and stop paying the bulk of teachers' pension contributions — moves CTU's president quickly blasted as "an act of war."

CPS officials told reporters of their plans while announcing the district would make a fresh attempt Wednesday to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to keep the school system's finances afloat.

"Every one of us is disappointed by yesterday's outcome," Chicago Board of Education President Frank Clark said of the union's decision to turn down the district's proposal, which he nonetheless called the "foundation" of a potential deal.

"I believed this represented a compromise in the truest sense of the word," Clark said.

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1. in the good news the Navy's newest destroyer began sea trials after successfully attacking the US

Treasury

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2. I don't agree with this but if the contract expired how do they figure that

the law is being broken or is there a state law that requires the city to pay into the retirement fund at the current level?

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3. go on the offensive. the university of illinois supports 7 limbaugh stations and

they have no excuse.

i've just been hearing my local station telling voters to reject an increase in ed funding. they do it all the time every time, and attack teachers and their unions.

the local blowhards on those 7 limbaugh stations take the republican position - that's what they always do.

those stations might have to find alt programming if the school was forced with petitions and protests to look for apolitical radio stations to broadcast sports. they need to reread their mission statement and do the right thing.

it's worse in michigan- Michigan St. 11, Michigan 7, Western Michigan 1 support 19 limbaugh stations- it's absurd.

those big stations are a very important part of the republican machine

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4. Rahm is such a disaster - nt