Rahm: Recommended Teacher Raise 'Not Tethered To Reality'

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Rahm: Recommended Teacher Raise 'Not Tethered To Reality' After weeks spent pushing back against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), asking the group to save their calls for a strike over the pay raise dispute until the results of a fact-finding inquiry were returned with a recommendation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools are in an awkward situation. That's because independent arbitrator Edwin Benn's recommendation, issued Monday, was that Chicago teachers receive a 14.85 percent raise to "compensate teachers for working a longer school day and year," a union official said Monday. Benn reported that teachers are being asked to work an average of 19.4 percent more since Emanuel pushed for more class time in Chicago schools last year: asking teachers to work that much longer without significant pay adjustments is unrealistic, Benn said, according to CTU President Karen Lewis. Mayor's Food Truck Proposal To Be Taken Up Thursday Final Pre-Trial Peterson Hearing Held, Jury Selection Begins Next Week WATCH: Offerman, Robinson Stage A Staredown In Final Cubs-Sox Ad 21 Cats Removed From Hoarder's 'Disgusting' Garage PHOTOS: Chicago History Museum's New Digital Costume Collection BLOG POSTS Elysabeth Alfano: In Tough Economic Times, Does Public Art Make Sense? Richard Perry Thomas: Youth Against Violence in Chicago Spread Viral Faux iPad Campaign A group of youth has a "green-friendly" goal this summer to reach over three million people on social networks with a "faux ipad campaign" to increase environmental awareness and promote violence prevention in urban settings. Sid Mohn: Too Poor to Survive the Summer? Heat produces a complicated and dangerous set of issues for anyone who can't afford to cool themselves. The intersection of finances and heat shouldn't be this rife with tragedy. Share your resources with those who struggle in this heat wave. Angel Kittiyachavalit: Welcome to [Your City's] Customer Service Center Do you ever think about how the city keeps track of potholes? How they know when street lights need to be fixed? Cities are extremely complex. So how do they manage it all? Lonna Saunders: Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s Medical Records: A Slippery Slope No one should be forced to reveal medical information about themselves to get a job or keep a job unless it directly affects job safety.

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