Teachers Rally
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel bore the brunt of criticism from angry teachers who filled the Auditorium Theatre on Wednesday to make clear their unhappiness with the administration's efforts to overhaul public education in Chicago.
The crowd of nearly 4,000 teachers, almost all wearing red union T-shirts, erupted in shouts of "fight" and "strike" when Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis asked rhetorically, "So why are we here?"
[...] Outside the theater, a crowd of about 1,000, teachers, parents and members of other unions gathered in Congress Plaza chanting, "Stand up. Fight back." - "Chicago teachers deserve a pay raise," Emanuel said. "They work very hard. They deserve a pay raise. Chicago school children do not deserve a strike. We are working with an independent arbitrator to ensure that we achieve both of those goals, and we're committed to that process."
But inside the Auditorium, teachers angry about being forced to work a longer day without additional compensation booed loudly whenever Emanuel's name was mentioned. Lewis again told the story of how the mayor "cussed her out" when she questioned him over his proposal for a longer day last fall.
The Bike Unit was nearby to go hands on with the teachers if it got out of control.
We're kidding, but we'd make sure parents take into consideration the fact that schools might not start on time this year.
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
29 Comments:
The Racoon is a pathetic pathological LIAR. He started this shit now he wants to "hose" the teachers down with cold water because he knows he has pissed them off to no end. When you have 5,000 teachers rally for a strike, all wearing those great red t-shirts, you know this bastard mayor has gone way way too far. You have to know this son of a bitch has the 5th floor loaded with mutant trouble making scheming bastards who know how to go around and through anyone and anything. Don't believe a word this prick says because he is always looking for a way to knock you down and out.
The city is offering the teachers a 2% pay raise over a 5 year period.
2% over 5 years???
Are they f - ing kidding.
While the Alderpersons and their staff's get 6% and 5% annually!
The police and fire department need to join forces and rally for our pensions' sake.
How come we never hear/see Mike Shields on T.V. fighting for us coppers like we see that women union president do for the teachers?
We have 13500 right... how come we arent pissed off?
I am a teacher and I want to let the Chicago CPD know how proud of each and everyone of you I was last weekend watching you "handle" those idiots on that street corner. I prayed no one got hurt and I know how hard it is to hold your cool when you are being verbally and physically attacked. How do I know this?!? Because this year I have had a desk thrown at me, I have gotten verbally assaulted everyday and I've broken up fights. Anyone who thinks teachers have it easy needs to walk a day in our shoes. What happened in Englewood happens inside school all the time. Please support teachers and when your contract is under attack and your asked to make extra concessions we will support you too.
I was surprised he offered any raise at all for the teachers. The Mayor from Hell can find millions for any bullshit project that makes him look good but can't find any money for teachers. Fucking little hypocrite asshole.
As one of those 5,500 teachers in red, I wanted to thank the police who were on duty for our march. You won't find a friendlier or more professional bunch anywhere. The fact so many wore CTU buttons or stickers instantly endeared them to us. I hope all of us who serve the public can rise up and make Tiny Dancer a one term mayor.
Thank you for posting this CPD. Love how the media makes it seem like we're greedy and just in it for the raise. Heaven forbid they mention small class sizes (that are proven to aid in learning)to increase those BS test scores where Pearson Co. is making a killing from schools across the country.
- A pissed off CTU member
Ummmm...you didn't see this when you voted for him?
Anonymous said...
The city is offering the teachers a 2% pay raise over a 5 year period.
2% over 5 years???
Are they f - ing kidding.
While the Alderpersons and their staff's get 6% and 5% annually!
5/24/2012 03:45:00 AM
Teachers have to work an additional 10 work days and 2 hours extra every day without compensation. They also can demand that teachers have meetings on Saturdays as they do not have time during regular school hours. The mayor completely ignored their contract and they organized. I am impressed that teachers have the
guts to organize and protest. CPD is next.
Where do I get one of theose t-shirts and how do I get involved?
Enough of us have teachers in the family, we should all consider helping them in their cause. Besides, WE'RE NEXT on Rahm's hit list. A little solidarity will go a long way.
The Chicago Public Indoctrinators are only going to get 2%? That's outrages and very anti-Progressive. How will the future Useful Occupidiots and Progdolytes fare if they are dumber then a pile of rocks? Oh wait, that's what the Elites want, but you don't need to pay them less to get the loyal apparatchiks a piece of the pie that is being stolen from the apathetic citizens of Chicago.
rahmbo cannot afford a teachers strike in an election year in osama obama's home town--- 500,000 kids sitting at home with no school to go to would be disastrous to the little raccoon--- he was out there glad handing it with the coppers during the nato festivities acting like he was our best friend--- since he is so fond of the cpd and the great job they did at nato maybe he should reward us with a reasonable raise and a commitment to pay the cities share into the pension fund before it becomes insolvent....
They need to give the teachers way more if there gonna be dealing with the fuck up southside kids...I feel bad watching them suffer. These fucked up kids have no parenting and Rahm wants the teachers to parent them, I say FUCK THAT BULLSHIT!!there are some kids who are eager to learn but are disruptive by those savages who got no ambition...My daddy was a ganster link eating motherfucker why cant I be like him!! Good Luck teachers and stick together cause I know the majority of teachers are true to the heart and want to help these kids but are thrown to the wolves...Rahm wants money then charge the fucken parents violation fines when there kids fuck up, I heard it actually works fairly good in Texas!!!
Anonymous said...
As one of those 5,500 teachers in red, I wanted to thank the police who were on duty for our march. You won't find a friendlier or more professional bunch anywhere. The fact so many wore CTU buttons or stickers instantly endeared them to us. I hope all of us who serve the public can rise up and make Tiny Dancer a one term mayor.
5/24/2012 07:15:00 AM
Don't blame me. I can spot a narcissistic bully a mile off. I voted for Chico. Dan Hynes nearly unseated Quinn in the governors primary......I wonder if he'd be up for taking on Rahm? If not Hynes, then who?
I am washing the kids blood off
my hands.The PO is at the other sink
doing the same thing.We nod to each other and leave.But in that brief meeting of our eyes the look is the same.Mans inhumanity to man viewed in a reflection of ghetto hard men.
My water bill doubled! My property taxes also almost doubled and I'm the greedy little bitch!
Really!
How about investigating all the contracts and monies payed to those on CPS payroll who do not teach children, have no/false credentials, friends or connected, who justify their jobs by attacking classroom teachers and coning their way.
CPD Thanks for all your heartfelt support we got at the rally.
We all stand to loose on our pensions. Then it will surely be BOO HOO! We can then BOO HOO together.
Their union got more balls than our so called union.
By the way, I'm the second anon teacher from up above. I don't know a single teacher who voted for Tiny Dancer. I voted for Del Valle who I saw lithe best of a sorry lot. Most teachers I know voted Chico, but he was the first to borrow our pension money. Rahm was attacking public schools with lies during the campaign. We knew what he'd be like if he won.
"The Bike Unit was nearby to go hands on with the teachers if it got out of control."
As in Spank me! Yeah!!!
The Teacher
The Union leaders better get organized over this ( Police & Fire Too )he has to be forced to fix the pensions or were all FUCKED.There is so much strength in numbers and its an election year. Like racoon eyes always says " Dont let a good crisis go to waste " Electon Year is a good time for a crisis, no teachers, no garbage pick up, no snow removal ( Remember Blandic ) Blue Flue.ticket slow downs Either fight now or say goodbye to our pensions.
Why dont the Union heads get together and sue the son of a bitch and force him to pay back the under funded pensions The city makes about 300 million a year from red light cameras and now the new speed cameras.Start a law suit now before its too late F.O.P or is there no money left after the golf outing ?????
I would love to see the CTU, FOP, CFD and other municipal labor unions to unite. I would love to see each alderman and state representative challenged by a union member when election time comes. We could easily bankroll candidates in each of the wards and districts. Only then, will we get the attention of the politicians. Maybe we could win half of the elections. But it would make such an impact on the way this city does business.
I want to see those teachers dig in deep for the long hard strike and see what that racoon eyed motherfucker does when the strike enters the 4th week. That fucker will be screaming for a settlement and I also hope that the teachers union president stipulates that every week they stay on strike will cost the city more in settlement. Fuck That Prick. Go CPS Teachers!!!! Stand your ground.
The teachers should only get a raise if the do something to deserve it. Have some fair metrics for measuring performance, then if they hit it they qualify for a raise, but everyone won't get one. No more 'steps or 'lane bullshit raises.
Don't hit your targets for 2 yrs and you're out of a job.
Let these teachers all strike. Fuck em. There's 60000 teachers qualified to teach - ready to take the job some asshole doesn't want to do.
The teachers need to have a strike authorization now before a reported 3,000 teachers are to retire or leave the system by September. If a vote is done in mid-July, after the arbirator makes a decision, the teachers will not be able to reach out to the 75% needed to call for a stike and they're will be no strike.
If the CTU wants until September, there's no way 3,000 new teachers with loan paymants, fearing their new bosses(principals), and looking to move out of their parents' houses will vote to strike. Plus, you add in the teachers at school which already caved in to Rahm and Brizard and there's no strike.
Don't hit your "target" and get fired? So say if your a po and you don't make enough arrests or write enough tickets you get fired? Come on, I can teach but can most of these CPS kids learn? I show up every day, do my job as best I can, go to meetings and seminars to implement new programs. Yet if "Johnny" can't read at grade level but is really good at gang banging and drug dealing its MY fault?!? So if crime is up we blame the police?
PO's and teachers are two very different professions. should the metrics for measuring teacher performance be fair? Sure. They should be targeted toward the grade level and class type (gifted, normal, remedial).
But if you have a kid who doesn't want to learn? Disrupts the class? Fine. Discipline the kid, suspend, expel. Stop pandering to the lowest common denominator. Start taking positive actions to raise the grades or get a new job.
Light a fire under the ass of the teacher so the bullshit with ignoring some kids and simply promoting them to pass them along stops.
The ignorance of the professionals(teaching and policing),for each other, is astounding. Neither of you can possibly know what the other goes through on a daily basis, unless you'be been there, done that. I'm sure that you all realize how severely under fire your professions and your unions are by the public and politicians. Its time both professions (and your fire fighter cousins) stick together and fight for the respect and dignity YOU ALL deserve. The public and politicians don't have a clue. The public should be taking their anger out on the politicians, instead they're projecting it onto you all, because you are the easier targets. Stand up (with each other)and shout out loud who you are and what you truly care about: Chicago and the people who live here. You know you love this city and you know you care about its people (even the crackheads and their offspring). You don't wish to fail them in school and you don't wish to arrest them down the block. You're at war with the established gangs and politicians. But you can't do it alone. You need the public on your side. And, you need to expose the politicians for the scumbags they are. How? Idk. I can't think of everything, you know.
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