Chicago: Thousands working without full pay while union quietly complains

by E Wayne Ross on January 19, 2008

Substance: Thousands working without full pay while union quietly complains

The CTU (Chicago Teachers Union) House of Delegates met at Plumbers Hall, 1340 West Washington Blvd., on October 3, 2007, after a tumultuous month during which stunned delegates witnessed their union chiefs ramrod through, by any means possible, a sweetheart deal of a contract for the mayor. And as the opening months of school unfolded, CTU members discovered that the contract didn’t even say when they would get their pay raises, how soon they would get their back pay, and why those who worked overtime were being paid less than they had in previous years.