Chicago Teachers Choose Strike Date Of Oct. 17; Mayor Lightfoot Denies Request For Comment
Chicago teachers on Wednesday voted to pick a date of Oct. 17 to start a strike, should they not reach an agreement with the Chicago Public Schools.
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Chicago teachers on Wednesday voted to pick a date of Oct. 17 to start a strike, should they not reach an agreement with the Chicago Public Schools.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Janice K. Jackson said Wednesday that city schools will be kept buildings open in the event of a teachers' strike.
Union leaders and CPS officials were meeting at CTU headquarters in the West Town neighborhood, hoping to agree to a contract both sides can support.
Chicago teachers voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike, their union announced Thursday evening.
Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could happen as early as next month.
Chicago Teachers Union delegates voted unanimously Wednesday to schedule a date for a strike authorization vote.
The Chicago Public Schools resume classes on Tuesday – following on the heels of a school year that saw an all-time low dropout rate, but also amid discord between the city and the Chicago Teachers Union.
As Mayor Lori Lightfoot completed her first 100 days in office Tuesday, she took credit for a renewed focus on the city's neighborhoods and people – and weighed in on negotiations with teachers, crime and, and the repeated problem of police raiding the wrong homes.
The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected an independent fact finder's contract recommendation, setting up a possible strike if they cannot reach a deal with the Chicago Public Schools.
After nine school days on the picket lines, striking teachers at four Chicago charter schools have reached a tentative agreement with management, and will return to class on Tuesday.
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Chicago International Charter Schools teachers voted in November to authorize a strike, and on Thursday set a strike date for Feb. 5.
Chicago (CBS) -- The Chicago Teachers Union says they have reached a tentative agreement with UNO/Acero Charter Schools' management, potentially ending the nation's first ever charter school strike.
With ward organizations fading, the union's foot soldiers are equally valuable.
Chicago Teachers Union educators at Acero Charter Schools will likely strike, following a an overwhelming vote of support Tuesday in support of a walkout.
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Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis is undergoing brain surgery on Wednesday, sources said.
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The Chicago Teachers Union says a school on the city's Southwest side is infested with mice and cockroaches.
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union have said the entire plan should be scrapped.
Members of the Chicago Teacher's Union are voting today on a plan to merge their union with a union representing charter school teachers.
The Chicago Teacher's Union is speaking out against a plan by the School Board to relax ethics rules so that a former board member can become the Chief Operating Officer.
The Chicago Teachers Union delivered a letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office at City Hall on Monday, offering advice for interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, and calling for a halt to planned school closings.
The stage is set for a showdown between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, over the district's plan to close several South Side schools.
The Chicago Teachers Union is blasting city officials over what, it claims, are plans to close all four schools in Englewood.
