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Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johson is already considered the worst mayor in Chicago history. His approval rating is at 25%. He’s made enemies of the media, the city council, labor, management, and even the radical left.
TheonlygroupthatstillsupportshimistheChicagoTeachersUnion.TheCTUelectedJohnsoninoneofthemostjaw-droppingdisplaysofunionpowerinanybigcityinrecenthistory.
Nowcomesthepayoff.TheCTUisnegotiatinganewcontractthatpromisestobeworthabout$10billionoverthethree-yearlifeofthedeal.
IllinoisPolicyInstitute:
CTUwantsmassivepayraises,stipendsandadditionalpersonnel–allofwhicharewithinthetraditionalscopeofbargaining.Italsowantsthecitytocreatenewhousing,levynewtaxes,constructnewparkinggarages,undertakenewenvironmentalinitiatives,divestpensionfundsfromfossilfuels,fullyfundinfertilityandabortioncareformembers,subsidizeweight-losssurgeryanddrugssuchasOzempic,addnewmemberstothebargainingunit,offerfreeCTApassesforallstudentsandemployees,amongmanyotherthings.
Johnsonappearstobeoutofhisdepth.Hispressconferences
