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Chicago Teachers to Consider Offer, Ending Strike

Chicago Teachers Strike

Teachers in the nation's third-largest city will pore over the details of a contract settlement Tuesday as the clock ticks down to an afternoon meeting in which they are expected to vote on ending a seven-day strike that has kept 350,000 students out of class.

 

Chicago teachers extend strike, mayor seeks court order

Rahm Emanuel

The confrontation between Chicago teachers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel escalated on Sunday when their union extended a strike and the mayor said he would go to court to block the walkout, risking more friction within President Barack Obama's political coalition as the November 6 election nears.

Senh: What?! I thought this done was over and done with last Friday.

 

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