The Chicago Teachers Union is negotiating a new contract and making $50 billion in demands that include significant pay hikes, abortions, services for migrants, and required LGBTQ-related training. In March, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates declared that the upcoming four-year contract "will cost $50 billion and 3 cents. And so what? That’s audacity. That’s Chicago."To put the figure in context, the 2023 Illinois state budget is $50.4 billion. The Chicago Public Schools budget... Read this story
