How the CTU helped propel Brandon Johnson to the mayoral runoff
Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson and Paul Vallas will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Associated Press
How the CTU helped propel Brandon Johnson to the mayoral runoff
Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson and Paul Vallas will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Associated Press

While the Chicago Teachers Union has backed a number of political races in the last year, the union’s big spending on Brandon Johnson’s mayoral campaign has drawn criticism from some members and rival candidates.

Reset takes a closer look at CTU’s political influence, and what his ties to the union might mean if he’s elected mayor.

GUEST: Nader Issa, Chicago Sun-Times education reporter

How the CTU helped propel Brandon Johnson to the mayoral runoff
Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson and Paul Vallas will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Associated Press
How the CTU helped propel Brandon Johnson to the mayoral runoff
Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson and Paul Vallas will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Associated Press

While the Chicago Teachers Union has backed a number of political races in the last year, the union’s big spending on Brandon Johnson’s mayoral campaign has drawn criticism from some members and rival candidates.

Reset takes a closer look at CTU’s political influence, and what his ties to the union might mean if he’s elected mayor.

GUEST: Nader Issa, Chicago Sun-Times education reporter