Chicago teachers union unveils $50bn demands including lower standards, $95k salaries

 The Chicago Teachers Union’s contract is set to expire in June, and negotiations between educators and the school board will begin soon.

Union President Stacy Davis Gates said in early March that her proposed contract for 2024 to 2028 ‘will cost $50 billion and 3 cents.’

‘And so what?’ Davis Gates added. ‘That’s audacity. That’s Chicago.’

Part of the reason the contract costs so much is because the teachers union is demanding 9 percent cost of living adjustments every year. 

According to Indeed, the average salary of a teacher in Chicago Public Schools is $67,718. With raises every year for four years, teachers would be getting paid about $95,000 a year by 2028, which is roughly 36 percent higher than the national average.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates (pictured), who doesn’t even enroll her own son in the public school, wants a $50 billion contract for teachers over the next four years

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