InfluenceWatch Podcast #381: America’s Worst Union Mourns a Terrorist

Last week, radical-left terrorist and cop killer Joanne Chesimard, better known by her nom de guerre Assata Shakur, died in exile in Communist Cuba. You would think that leftists, even radical leftists, would let Chesimard go quietly, especially with the hot lights of public scrutiny on left-wing political violence. But the Chicago Teachers Union, one of America’s most powerful and influential radical-left groups did not, posting a Tweet praising the terrorist. Joining us to discuss this latest controversy and her group’s efforts to push back against America’s worst labor union—and I would normally hesitate to award that title—is Mailee Smith, vice president of policy and litigation at the Illinois Policy Institute.

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• Illinois Policy: Chicago Teachers Union honors convicted murderer, wanted terrorist
• National Review: The Chicago Teachers Union Is Exactly Who You Thought They Were
• Illinois Policy: How Chicago Teachers Union acts like Illinois’ newest political party
• InfluenceWatch: Chicago Teachers Union