Talks between CTU and city intensify hours before possible strike
Chicago teachers are on the brink of a strike as city officials wage a final push to try to prevent it.
Chicago teachers rally, march ahead of strike deadline
Chicago teachers are calling for district leaders to meet their demands on class sizes just days before a threatened strike that would affect thousands of students in the country's third-largest school district.
Chicago teachers may test unions' 'social justice' strategy
A threatened strike by Chicago teachers would test a strategy employed by a growing number of urban teachers unions convinced that transforming contentious contract talks into discussions about class sizes and student services wins public support and can be a difference maker at the bargaining table.
Chicago teachers' strike looms as contract talks appear to reach impasse
There are new signs that talks between the city and Chicago Teachers Union may be falling apart.
Parents worried they'll have nowhere to send their kids if both CPS, park district workers go on strike
Chicago parents are anxiously waiting to see if park district programs will be shut down next week on top of Chicago Public Schools. The park employees are threatening to go on strike the same day as the teachers.
Suburban teachers hold bargaining session ahead of potential strike
Students joined the Chicago Teachers Union outside Simeon Career Academy in Chatam Wednesday as a strike looms.
Striking auto workers lose cash, striking Chicago teachers won't
As parents and students worry about a possible strike next week, leaders of the teachers union and the Chicago Public Schools met for another round of bargaining.
CTU announces teachers will go on strike October 17 if no deal is reached
A Chicago teachers strike could be weeks away if there isn't a last-minute deal between the union and the nation's third-largest school district.
Chicago teachers to set strike date as contract talks resume
A Chicago teachers strike could be less than a week away if there isn't a last-minute deal between the union and nation's third-largest school district.
Chicago Teachers Union votes to authorize strike if no contract agreement is reached
Chicago teachers have voted to authorize their union leaders to call a strike, setting the stage for a possible work stoppage next month in the nation's third-largest school district, officials announced Thursday.
Chicago teachers begin vote to authorize strike next month
Chicago teachers are voting on whether to authorize a strike next month as contract negotiations continue in the nation's third-largest school district.
Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strike
Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could take place as early as next month.
Chicago Teachers Union set date for strike vote
One day after the start of a new school year for about 350,000 students, the Chicago Teachers Union set a date for a strike authorization vote.
Chicago Public Schools sends out layoff notifications
Chicago Public Schools officials have started notifying hundreds of teachers and support staffers that they will be laid off at the end of the school year but that most of them will eventually be re-hired.
CTU president Karen Lewis stepping down
Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis says she is stepping down because her battle with brain cancer has made it impossible to do her job "at my best."
Report: CTU president Karen Lewis hospitalized after suffering stroke
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is in the hospital after suffering a stroke last Thursday, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
Charter school union votes to join CTU; Chicago union to vote in fall
The Chicago Teachers Union and ChiACTS — the union representing teachers at the city’s charter schools — moved one step closer to unifying Friday, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
CPS seeking order to stop 1-day teachers strike
Chicago Public Schools is seeking a legal order to stop a potential one-day Chicago Teachers Union strike, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.