Ex-Head of Quest Center Enters Race for Chicago Union President

By Ann Bradley

Deborah Walsh, who until recently held a high-profile job at the Chicago Teachers Union, has decided to step back into the spotlight. Last week, she announced her plans to challenge the union's president in next spring's elections.

Ms. Walsh, who now teaches learning-disabled children at Marquette Elementary School on the southwest side of Chicago, said she is running against Thomas H. Reece "because there is really no choice."

Mr. Reece and the union leaders on his team, she asserted, have failed to protect the union's 31,000 members from assaults on their contract and have declined to embrace a more...