Chicago Public Schools will cancel regular classes Thursday.
Erin Richards and Grace HauckCHICAGO – Chicago Public Schools will cancel regular classes Thursday as 35,000 public workers are expected to go on strike in the nation's third-largest city, affecting about 400,000 students and their families.
Yvonne McNutt, 62, a social sciences teacher of 16 years, said people who aren't"in the trenches" may not understand the severity of understaffing and overcrowding in Chicago schools. The city's offer includes raises for support staff such as classroom aides, but not as high as the unions want. It would require a bump in the contribution that teachers would make toward their benefits – but an increase that's less than what was recommended by an independent reviewer. The district promised not to privatize certain support staff positions and to provide relief for overcrowded classrooms.Probably not.
She added that the union has signaled its intent to strike for a long time and it's"not a surprise that this day has come."Members of CTU and SEIU march in downtown Chicago on Oct. 14, 2019.At a rally and march Monday afternoon, hundreds of union members took to the streets, putting pressure on City Hall to strike a deal before Thursday.
Difino said she had no reservations about going on strike, but some teachers are more hesitant – even if they think it's the right step to take. Both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times ran editorials encouraging teachers to take the deal, citing salary raises and concern for students who would miss class during the strike.Sharkey said this is the best opportunity the union has had in a generation to improve the quality of schools.
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