Comment on Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strike

CHICAGO – Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could happen as early as next month. After rejecting the district’s latest offer, Chicago educators are back at the bargaining table negotiating issues including pay, staffing shortages and class size. The dispute follows teacher strikes this year over similar issues elsewhere, including in West Virginia, Denver, Los Angeles and Oakland, California. Chicago’s last major teachers strike was seven years ago, but the tone, issues and financial backdrop this time around are totally different.