Chicago: City teachers OK contract

by E Wayne Ross on September 11, 2007

Chicago Tribune: City teachers OK contract

Chicago Teachers Union members Monday approved a 5-year contract that gives them a 4 percent increase each year and a freeze on insurance costs for three years.

Substance: Breaking Story: Chaos at the CTU Meeting

Marylin Stewart (pictured center, at right) made the unprecedented decision to not hold a role-call vote at the August 31, 2007 Chicago Teacher’s Meeting. The chaos that ensued was caught on video, and shows a throng of teachers and union members in the crowd booing the newly proposed contract.