Chicago Teachers Strike Date: Union Sets Sept. 10 Date, CPS Announces Plan
One day after filing the required 10-day strike notice, the Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday announced their strike is set to begin Sept. 10.
The date, the first Monday of the school year for most Chicago Public Schools students, is the earliest possible day union members could have chosen to stage a walkout, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
CTU President Karen Lewis on Thursday blamed CPS for dragging out the contract negotiations. The union has been enmeshed in a months-long standoff with the school district and the city over pay, class size and a longer school day they say was implemented without necessary input from teachers, among other issues.
"We have said from the beginning, we’re tired of being bullied, belittled and betrayed," Lewis told reporters, according to CBS Chicago. "We continue to be vilified and treated with disrespect."
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