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Chicago Teachers Union plans mass demonstration against school closings
Chicago is bracing itself for a large, potentially disruptive demonstration on Wednesday involving acts of mass civil disobedience against the largest proposed round of school closures in recent memory. The city last week announced plans to close 54 schools affecting more than 30,000 students, primarily in low-income black and Latino…
Chicago Teachers Union to suspend strike and vote on contract
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced Tuesday that they were suspending their strike and will return to classrooms on Wednesday. “I’m so thrilled that people are going back, all of our members are glad to be back with their kids,” CTU president Karen Lewis said at a press conference. “It’s…
Chicago teacher strike enters second week, Mayor Emanuel threatens suit
Updated with a statement from CTU below and news of threatened lawsuit. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) did not vote on a proposed deal Sunday, as they were expected to, meaning the strike will enter a second week. The union’s House of Delegates was expected to vote on the deal…
Chicago teachers stage rally amid hopes of strike’s end
The Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) will hold a rally on Saturday as a show of solidarity amid hopes that a tentative deal reached on Friday with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will hold. According to Reuters, the “Standing Strong With Chicago Teachers Rally” is intended to keep pressure on Mayor Rahm…
Chicago teachers reportedly reach ‘tentative agreement’ with board
The five-day Chicago teachers union strike may have reached an end, according to a Washington Post report that said both sides reached a “tentative agreement” Friday afternoon. “Tweaks are being made to the final proposal but we have a tentative agreement,” a source “close to the negotiations” said. The agreement would still need to…
Chicago teachers may be nearing end of strike
Negotiators in the ongoing strike by Chicago area teachers are reporting that an end to the strike may be in sight. Students and teachers, they say, could be back in the classroom as early as Friday, according to the Chicago Tribune. “We feel like we’re in a pretty good place,…
Chicago teacher: They didn’t think that we were serious
Union delegate Darryl Reed explained Monday that the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) began their strike on Monday to prevent teachers from being unjustly fired. “We’ve been saying all along that the [Chicago Public School system] did not think that we were this strong, did not think that we were serious,…
Chicago teachers say they’ve been handed an ultimatum
Chicago Teachers’ Union representatives say that school district officials have issued them an ultimatum with regards to their demands, according to ABC News. The strike is entering its third day as talks are set to resume at 11:00 a.m. today, Central time. At the end of Tuesday’s talks, David Vitale,…
Rush Limbaugh: Chicago teacher strike a ploy to re-elect Obama
Conservative radio show host Rush Limbaugh on Monday speculated that the Chicago Teachers Union’s strike was a secret plot by the Obama campaign. “You watch, [Chicago mayor] Rahm Emanuel himself is the guy who said, ‘never let a crisis go to waste,” Limbaugh said. “We know that the unions and…
Teacher on strike in Chicago: It is all about the students
The Chicago Teachers Union went on strike Monday, shutting down the nation’s third largest school system. The teachers insist the strike is about helping their students. “We are out here just trying to make sure that everybody knows that the real reason we are here is for the students,” a…
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