The Chicago Teachers Union agreed to a labor deal with the city today, ending an 11-day teachers strike
Chicago Teachers Union president Jesse Sharkey addresses the media at City Hall after the announcement of a deal to end an 11-day teachers strike on October 31st, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.Teachers Union reached a tentative agreement with the city on Thursday that will bring an end to a 11-day strike that kept more than 300,000 children out of school.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the agreement after a closed-door meeting with CTU brass. “In the interest of our students and our parents who have been suffering, it was important to me to make sure we got our kids back in class,” she said. “Enough is enough, and so in the spirit of compromise, we agreed.”
The CTU heralded the deal shortly after it was announced, noting that five days of lost classes will be made up. “We have reached an agreement with the mayor and [Chicago Public Schools] to make up five days of student instruction,” the CTU said in a statement. “Students and educators will return to classes tomorrow.”
BREAKING: We have reached an agreement with the mayor and CPS to make up five days of student instruction. Students and educators will return to classes tomorrow.
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