Classes canceled as threat of Chicago teacher strike looms

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference at Chicago City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Lightfoot said classes would be canceled Thursday after determining that she can't accept the Chicago Teachers Union's demands, which she says would cost the city $2.5 billion it can't afford. Talks are expected to continue Wednesday.

“Without question, the deal we put on the table is the best in the Chicago Teachers union history,” said Lightfoot. “Despite all this, the Chicago Teachers Union intends to forge ahead with a strike.” Lightfoot said the city has agreed to make substantial changes that the union has demanded, but said the union responds by issuing additional demands, some of which are unacceptable.

The press conference came just hours after the union issued a press release Tuesday night saying the bargaining team will recommend that the union’s House of Delegates “vote Wednesday to go forward with a strike.”

All that money spent on the Jussie Smollett fake hate crime case would come in handy right about now. Eh, chicagosmayor?

That is the new green deal at work, just shut them permanently.

Pay them and get them neccessary tools and resources to teach these kids the right way why a mf gotta strike in order for that to happen?

The land of commies, street killings, and leftist indoctrination. Fire all those teachers and start from scratch.

Home School,Charter School,Private School.

How's this working out for you Chicago?

Socialism is fun until you run out of other people's money!🙄

Let’s go

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