Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union laid the groundwork for Brandon Johnson’s mayoral victory. joravben eulogizes the education activist who passed in 2021.
“And his opponent was Vallas—who’s been hanging out with MAGA loonies and is even worse than he used to be!”
Karen Lewis appears with Ben, Chicago Principals and Administrators Association president Troy LaRaviere, and formerMayor Karen Lewis. That would have been something. Their strategy was all about swapping blind support for the mayor in exchange for a raise for the rank and file. Karen had a different approach, building coalitions with community groups on housing, economic development, and other issues outside of wages and benefits for teachers.
Just like Mayor Lightfoot had to back down when the teachers—then led by Jesse Sharkey and Davis Gates—went on strike, demanding that the mayor hire more social workers, nurses, counselors, and librarians.Not that mainstream Chicago changed its tune. In 2019, they were outraged that teachers went on strike even after Mayor Lightfoot offered them raises. Essentially, they told the teachers to take the money, get back in the classroom, and shut up.
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