The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has become the third-largest contributor to Mayor Brandon Johnson's campaign for a $100 million real estate tax increase, dubbed #BringChicagoHome, by donating $400,000. The referendum, scheduled for March 19, aims to address homelessness but has faced criticism for lacking a detailed spending plan. Accusations of election rigging have also surfaced, with claims that voting-age students were led directly from classrooms to polling stations to support the tax hike. Early voting for the election is currently open in all 50 wards of Chicago.
Blatant election rigging in Chicago. Voting-age students were marched out of classrooms and straight to the polls. Chicago Teachers Union organizers took the students there & pressured them to vote for Mayor Johnson's tax hike. CTU invested a lot of money to support this… https://t.co/KBmy0QVrri
"Chicago high school students may not be reading at grade level, but the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is making sure they know how to vote like union members." https://t.co/NM4cLk93WZ
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says his $100 million real estate transfer tax hike will address homelessness. But he refuses to release a spending plan. We know how that goes… Vote NO on March 19. Last question on your ballot. Early voting is now open in all 50 wards. https://t.co/b4obFEMPPl
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is scheming with the Chicago Teachers Union to pass a so-called mansion-tax hike, which would soak businesses and fill a slush fund for Johnson and his supporters. | @Micky_Horstman https://t.co/fRR5G7HfKK
The Chicago Teachers Union is now the third-largest funder of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $100 million real estate tax increase referendum #BringChicagoHome, contributing $400,000. The election is March 19 and early voting is now open in all 50 wards. https://t.co/Vo8aanWwRb