Chicago Teachers Union Accused of Giving Official's Mother Multimillion-Dollar Contracts

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has been accused of a number of financial improprieties even while negotiating its new contract, including skipping out on financial audits and awarding multimillion-dollar contracts to the relative of a top union officer. The CTU is in the midst of negotiating its next contract and is demanding a $50 billion package that includes free abortion services, cash to migrants, LGBTQ concessions, and a big hike in pay that would make Chicago’s teachers some of the highest paid in the country. But complicating the contract talks,...