As devoted readers of this august institution may already know, May 1 — historically a global day of Marxist “pro-labor” celebrations — has now become the newest occasion for angry, self-entitled teachers’ unions the nation over to demand a school holiday, one devoted to activism and organizing. And nowhere has this been more of a blight than in my hometown of Chicago. Stanley Kurtz wrote an excellent piece about it on Friday morning, capturing well the specifics of the outrage:

The semi-insane plans of the socialist-friendly 30,000-strong Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to do all of the above this May Day drew national attention early last month. The controversy largely faded from national discussion, however, when Chicago Public Schools (CPS) refused to suspend classes for political rallies on May Day. In truth, however, after tough negotiations, the teachers’ union has won. Technically, classes will be held on May 1. But the agreement struck by the CTU and CPS requires CPS to provide food and transportation for students from at least 100 schools to attend anti-Trump rallies on May 1. Many thousands of students are expected.........

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