Contract Talks
Contract Talks Resume In West Chicago Teachers’ Strike
The board tendered a revised contract offer to the teachers at 7:15 p.m.
Teachers In West Chicago, Grayslake Nearing Strike
Two local school districts are facing possible teachers’ strikes, and one could come as soon as Wednesday.
Carpentersville Area Teachers Union Calls For Strike
Teachers in Community Unit School District 300 will strike Tuesday, according to the Local Education Association of District 300.
Illinois Lawmakers Warned About State’s Fiscal Cliff
Congress isn’t the only government body facing a “financial cliff.” Illinois lawmakers also are being warned about the state’s dire financial situation, which could get even worse if the federal government has to slash funding to the states.
CTA Postpones Unveiling Budget Amid Progress In Union Talks
The CTA was supposed to unveil its 2013 budget Thursday – but canceled the presentation minutes before a scheduled news conference because of overnight progress in talks with its two major unions.
Huntley Teachers Declare Impasse In Contract Talks
Teachers in Huntley Consolidated School District 158 declared an impasse Tuesday in their negotiations with the district.
Grayslake Teachers Asked To Take Pay Freeze
Teachers in Community Consolidated School District 46 in far north suburban Grayslake are being asked to take a pay freeze.
Geneva School Officials Surprised At Teachers’ Contract Impasse
The Geneva Education Association apparently has declared an impasse in negotiations with the school board, and administration officials were surprised to hear it.
Evergreen Park Parents Growing Weary Of Ongoing Teachers’ Strike
After six school days missed due to the teachers’ strike in Evergreen Park, parents have started losing their patience with the school district.
Talks Break Down Amid Ongoing Teachers’ Strike In Evergreen Park
Talks to end the teachers’ strike in Evergreen Park broke down early Thursday morning, meaning kids will be kept out of class for a third day.
Mayor Set To Shift Focus To Police, Fire, Transit Union Contracts
With the two-week trauma of the Chicago teachers’ strike now behind him, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has turned his attention to other labor challenges ahead. Police officers, firefighters, and transit workers are all either in contract talks, or getting ready to start negotiations.
Walter’s Perspective: Rahm Can’t Provoke Cops And Firefighters Like He Did Teachers
If there ever were one, this is an “ouch” time in Chicago, being on pins and needles about the teachers and the mayor.
Highland Park Teachers Declare Impasse, Might Strike Next Month
Teachers in a third local school district could go on strike next month, joining their counterparts in Chicago and Lake Forest in staging a walkout amid stalled contract talks.
CPS Boss Brizard Denies Rumors He Has Resigned
For the first time since the teachers’ strike began, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard spoke out this afternoon, first denying a widespread rumor that he had resigned.
Mayor Not Prepared To File Legal Challenge To Teachers’ Strike
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was standing firm Wednesday on the two biggest roadblocks in the Chicago teachers’ strike–teacher evaluations and principals’ discretion over teacher hiring–but said he’s not willing to use a possible legal hammer to force an end to the strike, at least not yet.
Thousands Of Striking Teachers, Supporters Rally Downtown
Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters have flooded downtown streets Monday afternoon, for a rally in front of Chicago Public Schools headquarters on the first day of the city’s first teachers’ strike in 25 years.
Mayor On Teachers’ Strike: ‘Stay At The Table, Finish It For Our Children’
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he wants Chicago Public Schools officials and the Chicago Teachers Union to continue negotiating until they finish a deal to open schools again.
Chicago Teachers Begin First Strike In 25 Years
Chicago Public Schools teachers went on strike for the fist time in a quarter century on Monday, after the latest contract talks broke down Sunday with no deal to avert a walkout.
‘Intense’ Teacher Contract Talks Continue As Midnight Deadline Looms
Chicago Public Schools officials and teachers continued contract negotiations Sunday morning, in talks union officials described as “intense,” with a midnight deadline looming for a teachers’ strike.
CPS, Teachers Express Hope That Teacher Strike Will Be Averted
The countdown continues for a potential teacher strike, but both sides are using words like “hopeful” and “optimistic” to describe the state of the negotiations as it stands now.
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