City Colleges of Chicago faculty, staff set Oct. 19 strike date
Faculty and staff at the City Colleges of Chicago announced that they will be going on strike on Monday, Oct. 19, if no agreement is reached before that date.
Watch CBS News
Faculty and staff at the City Colleges of Chicago announced that they will be going on strike on Monday, Oct. 19, if no agreement is reached before that date.
Teachers in several of Chicago's southwest suburbs will not be going on strike, as a tentative deal was reached with the school district.
After negotiating for months, the teachers' union in Romeoville reached a tentative agreement with Valley View Community School District 365U, avoiding a potential strike.
In Romeoville, the teachers could go on strike on Sept. 18 if they fail to reach a deal.
In a joint statement, the two sides said the tentative deal will avoid a strike, and no classes will be cancelled next week.
The union and the district have been bargaining since February.
Teachers in Palatine are drawing a line in the sand.
The Proviso Teachers Union and Proviso High School District 209 in the western suburbs have reached a tentative agreement to end a teachers' strike.
The Proviso Teachers Union said Tuesday that it is closer to an agreement with District 209 to and a strike.
Teachers are on the picket line after failing to agree on a new contract with the district.
The Proviso Teachers Union will go on strike Friday morning, with teachers hitting the picket lines at Proviso East, Proviso West, and Proviso Math and Science Academy at 7:45 a.m.
