School's out: Chicago teachers strike heads into 2nd day
Striking teachers marched in picket lines outside hundreds of Chicago schools on Thursday after their union and city officials failed to reach a contract deal in the nation's third-largest school district, canceling classes for more than 300,000 students for the duration of a walkout that seemed likely to head into a second day.
CPS teachers will begin striking Thursday after no deal reached with city
Chicago parents and community groups are scrambling to prepare for a massive teachers' strike set to begin Thursday, prompting the city to preemptively cancel classes in the nation's third-largest school district.
Chicago teachers' contract talks about more than money
Chicago's public schools will be closed Thursday as the city's 25,000 teachers are set to go on strike . A strike in the nation's third-largest school district would mean no classes for more than 300,000 students. Like most workers threatening to walk off the job, the teachers want a raise. But money is only part of the story.
Chicago Public Schools cancels classes Thursday ahead of expected teachers strike
Parents and community groups are scrambling to prepare for an expected strike by Chicago teachers that prompted city officials to preemptively cancel Thursday's classes in the nation's third-largest school district.
Mayor Lightfoot frustrated by pace of talks with Teachers Union
We'll likely know Wednesday whether the Chicago Teachers Union will deliver on its threat to shutdown Chicago’s public schools on Thursday.
Talks between CTU and city intensify hours before possible strike
Chicago teachers are on the brink of a strike as city officials wage a final push to try to prevent it.
Chicago teachers rally, march ahead of strike deadline
Chicago teachers are calling for district leaders to meet their demands on class sizes just days before a threatened strike that would affect thousands of students in the country's third-largest school district.
YMCA offering child care services if CTU strikes
In three days parents will be looking for childcare, if Chicago Public Schools and the teacher's union cannot reach a deal. YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is one organization that is offering childcare services if a strike happens.
Chicago teachers may test unions' 'social justice' strategy
A threatened strike by Chicago teachers would test a strategy employed by a growing number of urban teachers unions convinced that transforming contentious contract talks into discussions about class sizes and student services wins public support and can be a difference maker at the bargaining table.
Chicago teachers' strike looms as contract talks appear to reach impasse
There are new signs that talks between the city and Chicago Teachers Union may be falling apart.
CTU’s Jesse Sharkey talks about potential teachers strike
We're just six days away from a Chicago teachers strike unless a deal can be reached between the city and the union before then. One person trying to get it done is CTU President Jesse Sharkey.
Parents worried they'll have nowhere to send their kids if both CPS, park district workers go on strike
Chicago parents are anxiously waiting to see if park district programs will be shut down next week on top of Chicago Public Schools. The park employees are threatening to go on strike the same day as the teachers.
Suburban teachers hold bargaining session ahead of potential strike
Students joined the Chicago Teachers Union outside Simeon Career Academy in Chatam Wednesday as a strike looms.
Striking auto workers lose cash, striking Chicago teachers won't
As parents and students worry about a possible strike next week, leaders of the teachers union and the Chicago Public Schools met for another round of bargaining.
CTU announces teachers will go on strike October 17 if no deal is reached
A Chicago teachers strike could be weeks away if there isn't a last-minute deal between the union and the nation's third-largest school district.
Chicago teachers to set strike date as contract talks resume
A Chicago teachers strike could be less than a week away if there isn't a last-minute deal between the union and nation's third-largest school district.
Chicago Teachers Union votes to authorize strike if no contract agreement is reached
Chicago teachers have voted to authorize their union leaders to call a strike, setting the stage for a possible work stoppage next month in the nation's third-largest school district, officials announced Thursday.
Chicago teachers begin vote to authorize strike next month
Chicago teachers are voting on whether to authorize a strike next month as contract negotiations continue in the nation's third-largest school district.
Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strike
Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could take place as early as next month.
Chicago Teachers Union set date for strike vote
One day after the start of a new school year for about 350,000 students, the Chicago Teachers Union set a date for a strike authorization vote.