Meet Emanuel's new foe at the teachers union

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20141015/NEWS02/141019899/meet-emanuels-new-foe-at-the-teachers-union




Jesse Sharkey stands behind Karen Lewis as she addresses the media during the 2012 strike.
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By Paul Merrion October 15, 2014

Expect a change in tone and style but not in direction from Jesse Sharkey, newly named acting president of the Chicago Teachers Union.

The union's vice president and No. 2 leader is filling in for President Karen Lewis while she recovers from surgery and upcoming chemotherapy for a cancerous brain tumor, which also took her out of the running for mayor.

From the bargaining table to the picket line, he's been at her side as a strategic adviser, internal troubleshooter and the policy wonk behind her free-wheeling, sharp-tongued commentary.

“She often jokingly calls me her work husband,” said Mr. Sharkey, a native of rural Maine who lives in Rogers Park with his wife and two children, who attend Chicago public elementary schools. “I stand behind her in a suit and crack up at her jokes, (allowing) her to be expressive and talk in classic Karen style.”

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[Smarmie Doofus]

1. He sounds like the real deal, but in this climate it's easy to be bought off.

There are literally BILLIONS of dollars pouring into the ps systems nationwide from corporations and foundations.

It's real ez for a few million of that to find it's way to the family and friends of this union officer or that.

I'll nervously K and R.