With teacher insurrections breaking out from one side of the country to the other, it’s time to pay homage to Karen Lewis, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union.
In terms of organizing, they’ve taken a page from Chicago in how they organized. Soon after she was elected president of the union in 2010, Lewis hired a community organizer or two and sent them to build networks throughout the city.
Apparently, teachers are making inroads with residents who can’t understand why it’s a good idea to pay crummy wages to the people who teach their children.
In other words, Rahm and the Dems were on the wrong side of that fight—even if they still don’t realize it.
All those teacher-bashing Dems, like Rahm, are like investors who bought a stock while it was selling it at its peak.
