Changing the World in One Contract

In urging suspension of the strike, CTU President Karen Lewis noted that Chicago teachers couldn’t change the world in one contract.  She was wrong. While there were important items the union didn’t win, the Chicago strike has electrified teachers around the world. It has by many accounts inspired a reinvigorated labor presence in the Windy [...]

Lois Weiner

Lois Weiner is a professor of education at New Jersey City University who is on the editorial board of New Politics. Her newest book, Social Justice and Teachers Unions: Reversing the Assault on Our Schools, published by Haymarket Press, will be released in October.