Protests in front by members. Deals behind closed doors by leaders.

Tim Furman was up in Evanston yesterday at a protest outside Democratic State Representative Robyn Gabel and State Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg’s offices.

As Furman points out, many of these characters are playing the “I haven’t seen the bill” game.

And IFT’s director of research, Bob Shaevel, confirms that the so-called labor coalition, including the IEA, have been meeting behind closed doors offering concessions.