CHICAGO — With Chicago Public Schools students back in class this week, students and parents are wondering whether teachers will make it through the year without walking off the job.
Rumors of a strike by the Chicago Teachers Union have been swirling since February, when the union’s bargaining team rejected a new contract proposal offered by the district.
In 2012, the last time district and union negotiators agreed on a new contract, it was preceded by the city’s first teacher strike in 25 years.
Here’s everything you need to know about another possible strike in 2016.
Why are teachers threatening to strike?
When teachers welcomed almost 400,000 students into class on Tuesday, they were entering a second year without a working contract. The last one, negotiated after the 2012 strike, expired on June 30, 2015.
Click here to read entire article on DNA Info.
Chicago Unheard
Latest posts by Chicago Unheard (see all)
- CPS High School and Academic Cut Scores for the 2022-23 School Year - April 4, 2022
- Q&A with Dr. Allison Arwady (Video) - January 11, 2022
- The Role of the Media in Education Reporting – from the Eight Black Hands podcast - October 26, 2021