On today's show:

- Kurt Braddock, assistant professor of communication at American University

- Tara McGowan, founder of Courier Newsroom

- Michael Jones, founder of Once Upon A Hill Newsletter

Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).

Former Congressman David Trott (R-MI) talks to Richard Chew about tariffs and his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election. Trott is part of the Former Republican Members of Congress for Harris coalition and recently wrote an op-ed for Heartland Signal where he argued that Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are a tax on consumers and U.S. economy (https://heartlandsignal.com/2024/09/12/op-ed-trumps-tariffs-are-a-tax-on-consumers-and-u-s-economy-says-former-gop-congressman).

Catch "Chew's Views" with Richard Chew weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).

In a Monday interview with WCPT’s Richard Chew, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates expressed her frustration with the state of contract negotiations with Chicago Public Schools and the role CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is playing in the process. “We are deeply disappointed in CEO Pedro Martinez,” Gates said, “because he has an opportunity to be legendary, and he has chosen to take our work, turn it in as his own, and then tell everyone he can’t afford to implement any of it. It just feels so cynical and disconnected for the type of partnership coalition that we'll need to actually resource and transform our school district.”

Last week the union’s House of Delegates issued a unanimous no confidence vote for Martinez “in light of his failures to urgently address the needs confronting the district and embark on the transformation of our schools for which the people of Chicago voted,” according to a CTU press release issued Monday. The release went on to explain that the vote was spurred by “disclosures that Martinez has been considering another round of school closures, co-locations and cuts to balance the district’s budget.”

“Our union wants a teammate,” Gates told Chew. “We want a teammate because we want to implement the strategic plan. We want to implement [Mayor Brandon Johnson’s] vision and we want to sign a contract that codifies all of those things so we can move our district ahead. We're not going back to the times where we closed schools. We're not going back to the time where we're just fighting incessantly. We're moving forward in coalition.”

Also available, Richard's August 29th interview: https://soundcloud.com/wcpt820/stacy-davis-gates-president-of-the-chicago-teachers-union-joins-richard-chew-82924

Catch "Chew's Views" with Richard Chew weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).

On today's show:

Former Michigan Congressman David Trott, who recently wrote an op-ed for Heartland Signal arguing that Trump’s tariffs are a tax on consumers; Trott is part of the Former Republican Members of Congress for Harris coalition.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates

Catch "Chew's Views" with Richard Chew weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).

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Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).

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