Chicago Teachers Union Delegates Vote In Favor Of One-Day Strike April 1
The Chicago Teachers Union says its delegates have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a one-day strike on April 1.
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The Chicago Teachers Union says its delegates have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a one-day strike on April 1.
The Chicago Teachers Union says it wants to "shut the city down" April 1 as it presses its demands for a balanced state budget and higher taxes on wealthy Illinoisans, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
Parents are bracing themselves as disgruntled Chicago teachers threaten a "work action" for early next month. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
Chicago Public Schools officials says teachers cannot strike until mid-May at the earliest. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker sorts it out.
CPS officials say they will save $30 million from the furloughs. The first one is March 25.
The Chicago Public Schools will be sending layoff notices to 62 employees, including 17 teachers, the district said Monday afternoon as it cuts millions of dollars from school budgets at the start of the second semester.
Students, parents, and teachers at nearly 200 schools across Chicago were staging a series of "walk-in" demonstrations, to protest budget cuts by the Chicago Public Schools.
CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman traced the origin of those pensions back to mistakes in negotiations decades ago in this Original Report.
They planned to march north to Chicago City Hall to express anger over CPS's threats to cut $100 million from the budget, which would include layoffs affecting the classroom.
The union expects a "big turnout" for its rally outside of the Midwest regional office of the Bank of America, which the union accuses of steering the Chicago Board of Education into making bad investments.
CBS 2's Derrick Blakley has a look at the process.
- Chicago Teachers Union delegates met for 90 minutes Wednesday evening and voiced their support for the actions being taken by the union's leaders.
Gov. Bruce Rauner rejected suggestions he's trying to sabotage the Chicago Public Schools' attempt to sell bonds to keep the system solvent, by repeatedly pushing for a state takeover of the district.
The battle between the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Public Schools headed to a new front on Wednesday, as the union told a big bank it is taking its business elsewhere.
CBS 2's Derrick Blakley explains parents are not happy about news of possible teachers strike again.
A day after the Chicago Teachers Union turned down a four-year contract offer from the Chicago Public Schools, CEO Forrest Claypool warned the union it will be moving forward with a plan for layoffs.
The governor said the CTU "Big Bargaining Team" turning down a four-year contract offer from the district should serve as a wakeup call that it's the teachers union calling the shots at CPS, not Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
A bargaining team for the Chicago Teachers Union unanimously rejected a contract offer from Chicago Public Schools Monday afternoon.
A vote on Monday could pave the way for a new contract for Chicago teachers. Members of the Chicago Teachers Union bargaining team were set to vote on the latest offer from the Chicago Public Schools.
The Chicago Teachers Union said Thursday it has received an offer it characterizes as "serious."
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said contract negotiations with the Chicago Public Schools have been going well, and she thinks a strike can be avoided.
A day after the Chicago Public Schools and its teachers began the final stage of contract talks, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis declined to predict whether teachers would strike, but said negotiations are not going well.
The Chicago Teachers Union has joined a chorus of voices calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign over the Laquan McDonald police shooting scandal.
The teachers union is taking a dim view, but the head of the Chicago Public Schools is talking about a new contract offer in hopes of heading off a strike threat, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker takes a closer look at the new plan.
