Chester Upland's schools Superintendent Greg Thornton is on his way to Milwaukee where the teacher's union rejected a chance to save 480 teaching jobs by taking a different health care plan for its members. Teachers' unions across the country are counting on Democrats in Washington to send billions their way to protect their jobs and current benefits.

Local taxpayers have rejected raising their own taxes to pay their teachers more. No worries. The teachers unions have friends in higher places. Stephen Moore has the story.