Chicago Teachers Strike Continues Into New Week As Union, City Fail To Strike Deal
The Chicago Teachers Union delegates decided Sunday night not to accept a deal for a new contract from Chicago Public Schools and made plans to resume negotiations Tuesday, effectively prolonging the weeklong teachers strike and ensuring that school would not be in session for the city's public school students for the next two days.
CTU President Karen Lewis fielded questions during a press conference Sunday night as reporters attempted to make sense of discrepancies in the union and the school district's interpretation of contract language.
"We obviously have very different world views," Lewis said. "They're a political spin machine."
As has been the case since the beginning of the strike, when Lewis and Mayor Rahm Emanuel provided very
CTU President Karen Lewis fielded questions during a press conference Sunday night as reporters attempted to make sense of discrepancies in the union and the school district's interpretation of contract language.
"We obviously have very different world views," Lewis said. "They're a political spin machine."
As has been the case since the beginning of the strike, when Lewis and Mayor Rahm Emanuel provided very