[lbo-talk] Chicago Teachers Union gets new leadership

[shrill.polemic]

"In a runoff election held Friday, the Caucus of Rank and File
Educators (CORE) team of Karen Lewis for President, Jesse Sharkey for
Vice-President, Michael Brunson for Recording Secretary and Kristine
Mayle for Financial Secretary beat the United Progressive Caucus (UPC)
team led by two-term CTU President Marilyn Stewart, according to a
release from the CTU...

CORE's platform, according to its website, included:

• Capping CTU officer and staff salaries to the average teacher salary
prorated over 12 months.

• Limit standardized tests. Ban using test results to punish, label or
denigrate schools, students or teachers.

• Repeal mayoral control of schools and restore our right to
collectively bargain class sizes, counselor loads and stop school
closings and reconstitutions."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/2385568,chicago-teachers-union-new-leader-061110.article

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