Chicago Teachers Union goes on strike in do-or-die showdown
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In a <a href="http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2012/09/photos-that-remind-rude-pundit-that.html">bold</a>, <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/11/chris_hedges_dems_owe_chicago_public">inspiring</a>, <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16266">historic</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/education/talks-to-continue-in-chicago-teachers-strike.html?_r=1&hp">widely</a>-<a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16300">publicized</a>, and <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/10/1129974/-Chicago-teachers-are-facing-down-big-money-and-political-power-to-fight-for-better-schools">risky</a> move, <a href="http://www.ctunet.com">the Chicago Teachers Union</a>, has <a href="http://www.ctunet.com/for-members/strike-central">gone on strike</a> <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16262">over a host of issues</a>, including compensation, job security, evaluation procedures, and sufficient classroom resources (including air conditioning in the summer).<p>The strike could be argued as <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16264">inevitable</a>, given the galvanizing forces on each side: a <a href="http://www.coreteachers.com/">progressive</a> <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/11-5">leadership</a> at the Chicago Teachers Union, and a neoliberal cookie-cutter <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXiZw8wY-Tc&feature=plcp">Chicago Public Schools district</a> which favors <a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/09/12/four_key_chicago_teachers_strike_questions/">non-union charter schools</a>. The strike is unquestionably a big gamble -- if the union wins, they provide a badly needed shot-in-the-arm for public education and for the labor movement. If the establishment wins, they hasten the decline of both public education and dissident labor, spurring further the underway dissolution of middle-class education. The strike has so far garnered support from <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/11/1130467/-Poll-47-of-Chicago-voters-support-striking-teachers">the public and from</a> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130693/-Chicago-school-janitors-file-strike-notice-as-teachers-fight-for-better-schools-continues">union solidarity efforts</a>.</p><p><b>More Chicago Indymedia Links</b>: <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16274">Chicago Teachers v. Rahm Emanuel</a> | <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16290">Chicago: America's Epicenter of Resistance</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152086634595587.897749.330254965586&type=1">Facebook Photo Album: Rally to support CTU Strike</a></p><p><b>Additional Links</b>: <a href="http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13804/chicago_teachers_strike_headache_for_democrats/">In These Times: Chicago Teachers Strike Headache for Democrats</a> | <a href="http://robbieabed.com/chicago-teachers-union-strike-the-real-story">Robbie Abed's Personal Blog - Chicago Teachers Union Strike: The Real Story</a> | <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/us-usa-chicago-schools-idUSBRE8870DL20120913">Reuters: Negotiators optimistic Chicago teachers' strike may end soon</a> | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/education/talks-to-continue-in-chicago-teachers-strike.html?_r=1&hp">Teachers' Leader in Chicago Strike Shows Her Edge</a> | <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/education/2012/09/12/835111/how-illinois-shortchanges-chicago/">Think Progress: How Illinois' Flawed Funding System Shortchanges Chicago's Students</a></p>
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<p>In a <a href="http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2012/09/photos-that-remind-rude-pundit-that.html">bold</a>, <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/11/chris_hedges_dems_owe_chicago_public">inspiring</a>, <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16266">historic</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/education/talks-to-continue-in-chicago-teachers-strike.html?_r=1&hp">widely</a>-<a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16300">publicized</a>, and <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/10/1129974/-Chicago-teachers-are-facing-down-big-money-and-political-power-to-fight-for-better-schools">risky</a> move, <a href="http://www.ctunet.com">the Chicago Teachers Union</a>, has <a href="http://www.ctunet.com/for-members/strike-central">gone on strike</a> <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16262">over a host of issues</a>, including compensation, job security, evaluation procedures, and sufficient classroom resources (including air conditioning in the summer). </p><p>The strike could be argued as <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16264">inevitable</a>, given the galvanizing forces on each side: a <a href="http://www.coreteachers.com/">progressive</a> <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/11-5">leadership</a> at the Chicago Teachers Union, and a neoliberal cookie-cutter <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXiZw8wY-Tc&feature=plcp">Chicago Public Schools district</a> which favors <a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/09/12/four_key_chicago_teachers_strike_questions/">non-union charter schools</a>. The strike is unquestionably a big gamble -- if the union wins, they provide a badly needed shot-in-the-arm for public education and for the labor movement. If the establishment wins, they hasten the decline of both public education and dissident labor, spurring further the underway dissolution of middle-class education. The strike has so far garnered support from <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/11/1130467/-Poll-47-of-Chicago-voters-support-striking-teachers">the public and from</a> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130693/-Chicago-school-janitors-file-strike-notice-as-teachers-fight-for-better-schools-continues">union solidarity efforts</a>.</p> <p>More Chicago Indymedia Links: <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16274">Chicago Teachers v. Rahm Emanuel</a> | <a href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/16290">Chicago: America's Epicenter of Resistance</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152086634595587.897749.330254965586&type=1">Facebook Photo Album: Rally to support CTU Strike</a></p> <p>Additional Links: <a href="http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13804/chicago_teachers_strike_headache_for_democrats/">In These Times: Chicago Teachers Strike Headache for Democrats</a> | <a href="http://robbieabed.com/chicago-teachers-union-strike-the-real-story">Robbie Abed's Personal Blog - Chicago Teachers Union Strike: The Real Story</a> | <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/us-usa-chicago-schools-idUSBRE8870DL20120913">Reuters: Negotiators optimistic Chicago teachers' strike may end soon</a> | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/education/talks-to-continue-in-chicago-teachers-strike.html?_r=1&hp">Teachers' Leader in Chicago Strike Shows Her Edge</a> | <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/education/2012/09/12/835111/how-illinois-shortchanges-chicago/">Think Progress: How Illinois' Flawed Funding System Shortchanges Chicago's Students</a></p>
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