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Emanuel's new campaign slogan: I'll hammer teachers
- 01-14-2011
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Blog by Mike Klonsky/Huffington Post
Rahm Emanuel is back campaigning again after an extended vacation in Thailand. He must be worried over the prospect of not simply being able to waltz onto the 5th floor of Chicago's City Hall without serious opposition. The press is even starting to ask him some tough questions. No more 24/7 diversionary coverage of his residency problems--thank heaven. A run-off seems likely and recent polls indicate strong anti-Rahm sentiments, especially in the city's African-American community. His handlers obviously think the way to pad his lead in the polls is by hammering an easy target--teachers and their union. And maybe they're right. Over the past few months, teachers unions and public employees in general have become the target of corporate reformers and powerful city business groups like the Civic Committee, bent on eliminating their right to strike or bargain collectively. (more…)
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