# Chicago Teachers Union threatening a strike **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 4, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425 "2015-12-04T17:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425/1 "2015-12-04T17:10:52Z")
I’ve posted several times that I utterly despise Karen Lewis, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union. Next week , the union will vote on a possible strike. I hope the union comes to their senses and votes against this very ill advised strike. The CTU has been sticking their nose where it doesn’t belong. They endorsed the anarchist Black Friday protest last week and now they’re calling for a civilian oversight board to monitor the police force. It’s no secret that Karen Lewis has her eye on the mayor’s office and she certainly would have run this year if not for health problems. Instead , she backed a hapless puppet, Chuy Garcia, who was resoundingly defeated by Rahm Emannuel. This strike is simply to further Lewis’ political ambitions and to try to capitalize on the hysteria surrounding the Chicago police department. What are the stated goals of this silly proposed strike? “Good schools and a fair contract.” Well, that’s nice. What’s their definition of fair? A $15 per hour minimum wage for all school employees? That’s not going to happen. They also will push for an elected school board, obviously so they can try to pack the board with their candidates. I’m totally against an elected school board. Elections have consequences even when you don’t like the result. Rahm Emannuel has been elected Mayor of Chicago twice and he gets to pick the school board members as a duty of his office. The last strike ended embarrassingly for the CTU but it satisfied Lewis’ massive ego by giving her numerous tv appearances. I’m sure this next proposed strike is more of the same. > **[Chicago Teachers Union sets dates for strike vote](https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-teachers-union-ctu-rally-grant-park/1107551/)** > > Ballots will be cast over three days starting on December 9. The union has been in contentious contract talks with the school board. > **[Chicago Teachers Union Asks Members to Vote 'Yes' for Strike Next Week](https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151203/downtown/chicago-teachers-union-asks-members-vote-yes-for-strike-next-week/)** > > The Chicago Teachers Union will take a vote to authorize a strike next week. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425)._