Chicago educators must reject the deadly deal struck by the CTU to reopen schools and fight to mobilize the entire working class to close all schools and nonessential workplaces with full compensation to all workers. #ChicagoTeachers #CloseSchoolsNOW
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The Chicago Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee is fighting to organize the opposition to defeat this sellout TA and orient educators towards uniting with workers in every industry to prepare for a nationwide general strike. Sign up to join at wsws.org/edsafety!
At Sunday's CTU all-membership meeting, the union heads issued a torrent of evasions and lies to try to intimidate members into accepting the deal. The CTU leaders’ efforts to ram through the TA revolve around three central lies.
Lie #1: The CTU’s reopening plan is safe and scientific.
Truth: It's impossible to safely reopen schools as the pandemic is raging out of control. The CTU's reopening plan will allow the virus to spread throughout the community and lead to a new wave of infections and deaths.
Truth: It's impossible to safely reopen schools as the pandemic is raging out of control. The CTU's reopening plan will allow the virus to spread throughout the community and lead to a new wave of infections and deaths.
Lie #2: Chicago educators are isolated, and a strike would not make a difference.
Truth: Chicago educators have created a political crisis for the American ruling class. They have inspired millions around the world who are similarly striving to protect lives over profits!
Truth: Chicago educators have created a political crisis for the American ruling class. They have inspired millions around the world who are similarly striving to protect lives over profits!
Lie #3: The CTU has fought hard to reach this deal, which members should accept.
Truth: The CTU is acting as the enforcer for Lightfoot and the Biden administration, in order to set a precedent for the reopening of districts across the US.
Truth: The CTU is acting as the enforcer for Lightfoot and the Biden administration, in order to set a precedent for the reopening of districts across the US.
Rank-and-file educators in Chicago must reject the sellout that the CTU and the Lightfoot administration seek to impose on behalf of Biden! Preparations must be made to broaden this struggle to every section of the working class in Chicago and across the US!
The critical task is to build the Chicago Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee as the voice of opposition, not answerable to the CTU bureaucracy, and unequivocally fighting to prevent the reopening of schools.
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