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Chicago Strike: Why Teachers are on the Picket Lines Once Again
DATE: October 18, 2019
About 25,000 Chicago educators are on the picket lines this week, waving signs with slogans like, “On strike for my students” and “Stop the cuts.”
Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school system are fighting for salary increases, enforceable caps on class sizes, and a written commitment for more nurses, social workers, and librarians. They are also demanding investments in affordable housing, which some say falls outside the scope of collective bargaining. Teachers are joined by 7,500 support staff, like bus aides and special education assistants, who also went on strike Oct. 17, in a separate contract dispute.
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