4,000 Chicago Teachers to Rally Downtown
As a possible strike looms, teachers say they want to show unity
The NATO Summit is over, but Chicago isn't done with protests.
As a possible strike looms, an estimated 4,000 Chicago Public School teachers will rally at the Auditorium Theatre at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday before marching to Board of Education's headquarters just before 6 p.m.
The Chicago Teachers Union said teachers will be bused in after school, and outdoor overflow space was set aside when theater space fills up. On their way to the school board they plan to converge with another group of protesters rallying at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Teachers say they're upset with contract talks, especially the offered 2 percent raise to work a longer school day this fall. They also take issue with a possible new pay system designed to
