Tammy Webber

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  Chicago students return to class as strike ends

  By Sophia Tareen, Tammy Webber  |  September 19, 2012

  Chicago children returned to school on Wednesday after teachers ended a seven-day strike that disrupted the daily routines of thousands of families and made the city a flashpoint in the debate over union rights and efforts to overhaul the nation's public school system.

• 90 percent of Chicago teachers authorize strike

  By Tammy Webber  |  June 12, 2012

  Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district voted overwhelmingly to authorize the first strike in 25 years if their union and the city cannot reach a deal on a contract this summer — signaling just how badly the relationship between teachers and Chicago school officials has deteriorated, union officials said...

• Many government retirees also get public paychecks

  By Danny Robbins, Peter Jackson, Tammy Webber  |  October 4, 2011

  Double-dipping — the well-established practice of public workers collecting government pensions and salaries at the same time — has become a hot topic for lawmakers around the country during these times of severely strained budgets and increased focus on the benefits provided to government employees.

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  Ryan claims Gingrich misunderstood Medicare plan

  By Tammy Webber  |  May 17, 2011

  U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan said Monday that Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich does not fully understand a GOP proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher system, dismissing criticism from the former House speaker that the plan would be a radical change.