Education

Teachers One Step Closer to Strike

Michael Lipkin | August 23, 2012, 12:09 pm

Teachers vote to give their leader the power to notify Chicago Public Schools of a strike, and the two sides meet for a marathon negotiation session. We have the latest.

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CTU-Contract Bargaining Update.pdf
Related Links
AP article on the union's meeting Wednesday to give President Karen Lewis the power to give strike notice
WBEZ article on the Chicago Board of Education's $25 million strike contingency plans
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