Any semblance of the CPS brass and the teacher's union (CTU) hammering out a contract and working in concert has all but ended. Yesterday the Chicago Public Schools announced that ALL of its employees, including teachers, will take three UNPAID furlough days. The savings to the district would amount to roughly $30 million.
This prompted the CTU to warn that the teachers are all but sure to strike on April 1st.
Both sides agree that there is a financial crisis but that is all but lost is how to stop the bleeding or how to minimize the damage. The anger and level of trust, rather mistrust, is at a all-time low. This latest salvo from both sides comes on the heels of the pension mess and the inaction coming out of Springfield in terms of any assistance that might be rendered to the school system.
As each day goes by, from this vantage point, the chances of getting this straightened out get more remote.
Dick
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