I’m a teacher. I firmly believe that my union got it wrong when they endorsed Hillary Clinton based upon her “electability”. But another reason they got it wrong is that unlike Hillary, Bernie walks the talk, quite literally walking with striking unions during the primary.
Yesterday, the Chicago Teachers’ Union announced plans for a “day of action” — essentially a general strike — to protest both Republican Gov. Rauner and his BFF Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel:
According to Gadlin, the day of action is meant to "bring attention to the fact that the governor, mayor and their other buddies [like billionaire] Ken Griffin are starving the city and state and feeding their millionaire and billionaire friends."
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"Mayor Emanuel is tone deaf and blind to what is happening to the people of this city," Gadlin said. "On April 1 we expect to be joined by a number of sectors facing budget cuts, layoffs, social-service cuts, university closure and people seeing a reduction of health-care benefits for low-income, immigrant and working-class people. We intend to shut the city down on April 1 — and we are organizing to do so."
With CTU going on strike, where do the candidates stand?
Hillary’s statement of support:
Bernie’s statement of support:
I stand with Chicago teachers. We shouldn't close schools and lay off teachers to reward Wall Street.
Hillary has yet to condemn Rahm Emanuel or call for his resignation over his alleged role in suppressing the video of Laquan McDonald’s murder to win election. Rahm hates the CTU, and especially Karen Lewis. Is it any wonder Hillary isn’t showing support for the working people of Chicago most hit by Rahm’s and his buddy Gov. Rauner’s policies?
Once again, there is a clear choice. Bernie Sanders stands WITH the Chicago Teachers’ Union. Hillary stands with Rahm.