“It’s dangle money in front of us and hope we keep our mouths shut about the conditions in the schools," CTU President Jesse Sharkey said. “The board is trying to clear pay and health care and other mandatory subjects off the table. They want to tie that up in a bow and it’s obvious why they’re trying to do it. … And then the next move is run around and say, ‘We aren’t obligated to bargain on that stuff because the union can’t strike (over) it.’ ”