{"id":2238430,"date":"2024-05-06T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-demands-extra-50-billion-to-fund-abortions-migrant-services-as-students-score-lower\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T14:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:52:49","slug":"chicago-teachers-union-demands-extra-50-billion-to-fund-abortions-migrant-services-as-students-score-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-demands-extra-50-billion-to-fund-abortions-migrant-services-as-students-score-lower\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Teachers Union requests an additional $50 billion for abortion and migrant services as student performance declines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-teachers-union-demands-extra-50-billion-to-fund-abortions-migrant-services-as-students-score-lower%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238430&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Chicago Teachers Union is requesting an additional $50 billion in contract negotiations for services \u200clike free abortions, migrant support, and LGBT training. The demands, leaked recently, include a \u200d9% annual pay increase until\u2062 2028 and more days off. The union also seeks free abortions for public school\u200d employees, free transit for students, and other supportive measures. The Chicago Teachers Union is asking \u200dfor an extra $50 billion in contract\u2063 talks for various services such as free abortions, migrant aid, \u200band LGBT training. Their\u200b leaked demands include a 9% annual salary increase until\u200d 2028 and \u200cadditional days off. They are also pushing \u2063for free\u200c abortions for\u200c school staff, complimentary transportation for students, and other forms of support.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding another $50 billion in its contract negotiations for things like free abortions, migrant services, and LGBT training, all while students continue to score poorly.<\/p>\n<p>The union\u2019s contract <a href=\"https:\/\/files.illinoispolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FILE_0918.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demands<\/a>, which have not been publicly released but leaked recently, include a minimum 9% pay increase every year through fiscal year 2028 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoispolicy.org\/chicago-teachers-union-demands-include-45-days-off-9-new-ways-to-take-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a> days off.<\/p>\n<p>The average Chicago teacher\u2019s salary is currently $93,182, according to the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative nonprofit think tank. It would rise to $144,620 by 2028 under the union\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n<p>Other demands <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chicago-teachers-50b-demands-includes-pay-hikes-abortions-migrant-accommodation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">include<\/a> free abortions for public school employees, free mass transit for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-gov-newsom-announces-2b-plan-to-reopen-schools-by-spring\/\" title=\"Calif. Gov. Newsom announces B plan to reopen schools by spring\">public school students<\/a> and employees, and $2,000 for each migrant to help with things like academics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-reports-biden-admin-keeping-kids-on-floors-hungry-with-no-sun-its-trumps-fault\/\" title=\"Psaki On Reports Biden Admin Keeping Kids On Floors, Hungry, With No Sun: It\u2019s Trump\u2019s Fault!\">mental health counseling<\/a>. The union also wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/03\/50-billion-chicago-teachers-union-contract-demands-higher-pay-and-lower-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turn<\/a> unused school facilities into homeless migrant housing.<\/p>\n<p>The teachers union also wants school employees to receive mandatory LGBT training and require every school to have at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-launches-gender-inclusive-bathroom-app\/\" title=\"Harvard Launches \u2018Gender Inclusive\u2019 Bathroom App\">gender-neutral bathroom<\/a>. It also demands the school board ensure no school employee is forced to tell parents about a student adopting a new gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>The budget for Chicago Public Schools is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/03\/10\/editorial-stacy-davis-gates-chicago-teachers-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already<\/a> $9.4 billion this year, up almost 30% from $7.4 billion just five years ago. The teachers union\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-invests-3-7-billion-in-midwest\/\" title=\"Ford Invests .7 Billion in Midwest\">current contract expires<\/a> at the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>The union\u2019s president, Stacy Davis Gates, defended the aggressive demands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are asking you to give us an opportunity to tell our story,\u201d Davis Gates said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/03\/10\/editorial-stacy-davis-gates-chicago-teachers-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during<\/a> a speech in March. \u201cIt will cost $50 billion and three cents. And so what, that\u2019s audacity. That\u2019s Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis Gates, a vocal critic of private schools, sent her freshman son to a Catholic school last year, sparking outrage from her critics.<\/p>\n<p>In defense of her decision, Davis Gates criticized school choice, blaming such policies for the lack of resources at Chicago\u2019s public schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very difficult decision for us because there is not a lot to offer black youth who are entering high school\u201d in Chicago, Davis Gates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chicago-teachers-union-president-defends-sending-son-to-private-school-after-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago\u2019s Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, is a former teacher and organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union. He helped organize the union\u2019s 2012 strike.<\/p>\n<p>The teachers union also donated heavily to Johnson\u2019s campaign, prompting critics to question the mayor\u2019s impartiality in the contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Mailee Smith, an Illinois parent and director of the Illinois Policy Institute, called it the union\u2019s \u201cmost radical agenda yet\u201d but said the demands were to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCTU\u2019s leadership has a long history of progressive activism,\u201d Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6352409450112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News. \u201cIt focuses on power and politics over what\u2019s best for teachers and students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She added that the union has fought against linking teacher evaluations to pay or benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, in these contract demands they are trying to water down evaluation criteria for teachers,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Chicago Public Schools <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ccd\/districtsearch\/district_detail.asp?ID2=1709930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent<\/a> nearly $22,000 per student, much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2023\/public-school-spending.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">higher<\/a> than the national average of $14,347.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/nationsreportcard\/subject\/publications\/dst2022\/pdf\/2023011XC8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only<\/a> 12% of Chicago\u2019s eighth graders were proficient in math, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/nationsreportcard\/subject\/publications\/dst2022\/pdf\/2023010xc8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only<\/a> 19% were proficient in reading.<\/p>\n<p>The district serves about 322,000 students across 644 schools.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In contract talks, the Chicago Teachers Union pushes for $50 billion for services like abortion, migrant support, and LGBT training. 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