Working People: Chicago teachers suspect mayor in attempted targeted firing of two teachers
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Click here to see the notes for this podcast and read the full transcript: https://therealnews.com/chicago-teachers-suspect-mayor-lightfoot-tried-to-fire-them-for-opposing-a-new-scrapyard In July, Lauren Bianchi and Chuck Stark, two teachers at George Washington High School on...
show moreIn July, Lauren Bianchi and Chuck Stark, two teachers at George Washington High School on the Southeast Side of Chicago, were on the verge of losing their jobs. In what Chicago Teachers Union officers suspect was an act of retaliation from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools recommended that Bianchi and Stark be fired for their involvement in the student-, teacher-, and community-led effort to stop the relocation of the General Iron metal shredder from the wealthy Northside neighborhood of Lincoln Park to a site half a mile from their school. With the union and their community behind them, though, the Chicago Board of Education issued a stunning rejection of Chicago Public Schools officials' recommendation to fire the two teachers. In this mini-cast, we talk to Bianchi and Stark about the struggle to stop General Iron and the importance of teachers serving the needs of their communities.
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