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Stand for Children, Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union | Seattle Education

Stand for Children, Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union | Seattle Education:


Stand for Children, Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union

More and more people are beginning to see the correlation between the agenda of Stand for Children and the push for the privatization of our public school systems as is taking place in the state of Washington.
To follow is an article A Long Time Comin’: Chicago Teachers Strike Authorization Vote Begins Today posted in Gapers Block that brings it together:
By Ramsin Canon
Beginning today, over 20,000 Chicago teachers will vote on whether or not to authorize their bargaining committee to call for a strike should negotiations with the Board of Education over new contract terms fail. For authorization, 75% of non-retiree union members would need to approve. The voting takes place over three days. This high threshold is the result of legislation passed last year. As state public employees, teachers’ collective