Can anyone defend the Chicago Teachers Union?

We have a very well-known group of "usual suspects" in Captain Renault's famous phrase from Casablanca, namely the progressives on here who are so vocal.
I call on them to speak up about the reprehensible actions by the Chicago Teachers Union to prevent in-person learning in the Chicago public schools, further injuring the poorest and least privileged kids.
The $40,000,000 or so of their annual political contributions go overwhelmingly to Democrats, it shold be noted

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DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

Is there any way that the union can be circumvented,perhaps by executive order?

LamontCranston · M

@DavidT8899 Billionaire Governor Pritzker seems to be in bed with the union. He signed a bill into law in the spring whih expanded matters the union could bargain over and he has been silent on the union vote.
He arguably has power to do something about the matter. The mayor's authority appears to be limited but one hopes she can hold firm on not paying the "teachers".

DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

@LamontCranston Would that she could simply order those lazy,uncaring slobs to report to work immediately or be fired!