And Speaking Of Schools...

...here's a bit of gobsmacking idiocy.

"The Chicago Teachers Union is asking for raises amounting to 30 percent over the next two years, the opening salvo in heated contract negotiations with school officials who are implementing a longer school day across Chicago Public Schools next school year."

Far-Left Shenanigans

Why? Why would labor unions spend huge piles of their money to support ObamaCare, only to turn around and ask for exemptions for their members?

Labor unions continued to receive the overwhelming majority of waivers from the president’s health care reform law since the Obama administration tightened application rules last summer.

Documents released in a classic Friday afternoon news dump show that labor unions representing 543,812 workers received waivers from President Barack Obama‘s signature legislation since June 17, 2011.

By contrast, private employers with a total of 69,813 employees, many of whom work for small businesses, were granted waivers.

There is obviously a power-play on an enormous scale playing out right before our eyes, but what is the end game for the unions?

The article also pointed out a tasty little tidbit about how deep Nancy Pelosi's corruption runs:

...nearly 20 percent of last May’s waivers went to businesses in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s district in California.

Go On, Take The Money And Run

Just when I thought Wisconsin union members couldn't get any more self-centered, up pops a story about thousands of teachers running for the exits rather than chip in for their benefits package:

When students return Thursday for the first day of school across Wisconsin, many familiar faces will be gone, as teachers chose retirement over coming back in the wake of a new law that forces them to pay more for benefits while taking away most of their collective bargaining rights.

Oh, heaven forfend!