Chicago Teachers Union Calls Proposed Cuts by District ‘An act of War’
via 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.”
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