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News Wednesday September 21st, 2016, 2:13pm

CTU Begins Strike Authorization Vote

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) began a strike authorization vote Wednesday.

The vote runs through Friday. 

CTU members authorized a strike in December, but union leaders say a second vote would allow them to ensure the legality of holding a strike this fall.

Under state law, CTU would need authorization from 75 percent of its members to strike.

A 10-day notice is also required from the union before teachers can hit the picket lines. Mid-October is the earliest the CTU could go on strike.

If a walkout happens, it would be the second strike staged by the CTU since 2012.

The union is still in negotiations with the school district over a new labor contract. CTU’s contract with the school district expired in June 2015.

The two sides have been at odds over benefits, pensions and other items.

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Categories

  • Labor

Tags

  • Chicago
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • Chicago Teachers
  • Chicago Teachers Union
  • City of Chicago
  • collective bargaining
  • Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Contracts
  • CPS
  • CTU
  • Education
  • Labor
  • Labor Union
  • Labor Unions
  • strike
  • Strikes
  • Unions

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  • City of Chicago

Comments

showboxapk
12:02am
Mon Jan 8

but for what they actually are going on strike? 

showbox apk

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eliza489
12:21pm
Wed Feb 14

Every year Strike Authorization Vote system creates so people give their opinion on few specific things.The superiorpaper one of the major department of the division who work and manage all things during this and care about everything.

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