City of Chicago and its teachers' union reach deal to end the teacher's strike, with a compromise on the makeup days for the time the teachers spent on the picket line.
The city of Chicago and its teachers' union have reached a deal to end the teacher's strike with a compromise on the makeup days for the time the teachers spent on the picket line.
After ten days striking, the union requested that the school system schedule makeup days for time lost during the strike, but Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has rejected the request. As a result, classes remained canceled again on Thursday. In a press conference, Lightfoot lambasted the union, accusing Sharkey of constantly moving"goal posts" in making a deal to end the strike. Lightfoot described the union's demands as an ultimatum.Lightfoot said the city would"not pay teachers for striking," adding that shortening students' holiday vacation or summer vacation to make up for the strike days are not options because families had already planned their lives around the planned school year.
"There’s one issue, however, that's an important issue," he said."Our union does not have a return-to-work agreement. Our delegates told us in no uncertain terms they were not going back to work unless there was a provision made for making up the instructional days that have been lost over the last ten days. Our members want to return to work. Everyone was clear about that.
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