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Old Posted Oct 17, 2019, 3:28 PM
Vlajos Vlajos is offline
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Originally Posted by galleyfox View Post
I'm beginning to suspect it's the residency requirement that's at the heart of this strike. Lightfoot mentioned that affordable housing (in so-called 'good neighborhoods') was the sticking point of the negotiations. It's the only proposal that doesn't require massive upfront costs even though losing the requirement would be a severe blow to Chicago's middle-class neighborhoods in the long run.
Screw that. They better live in the City if they are going to be the highest paid teachers in the nation. Chicago isn't particularly expensive.
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