Chicago Teacher Union

Just when it started to get really ugly, the Chicago Public Schools teacher strike is over. Yesterday we told you that Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel asked the court to step in and order the teachers to end their strike. Even though the judge denied his request, CPS teachers did come to an agreement. Black America […]

As Chicago Public Schools teachers enter their second week of their strike, Mayor Chicago Rahm Emanuel says enough is enough.  He took the issue to court asking a judge to order teachers back to work saying their strike is a “danger to public safety and students.” But the Chicago Teacher Union says he’s gone too […]

Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they needed more time to consider whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that will keep 350,000 students out of class for at least a few more days.   Emanuel fired back Sunday night by instructing city […]

With Chicago teachers poised to go on strike for the first time in a quarter century, parents spent Sunday worrying about how much their children’s education might suffer and where their kids will go while they’re at work. Teachers said they would walk off the job Monday if no deal was reached with the nation’s […]