Chicago Teachers on Strike Are The Highest Paid of Any Major City TOPICS:ChicagoChicago Teachers Already The Highest Paid of Any Major CityChicago Teachers on Strike Are The Highest Paid of Any Major CityIllinoisstriketeachers unionUnion Strikeunions Posted By: BMartin1776 September 10, 2012 $76,000 BEFORE benefits… they have shot down a 16% increase. Now tell us again how they are working for the children! Unions are the problem in this country they have systematically destroyed our education and manufacturing systems.