Striking District 158 Teachers Are Already Overpaid

Taxpayers Say Striking Teachers Greedy and Overpaid

CHICAGO — The head of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI) today charged that striking teachers in Huntley’s Consolidated School District 158 not only do not deserve the pay hikes they are demanding, but that they are already “grossly overpaid.” The average base salary in 2007 at District 158 was $50,915 for nine months employment. Read more