Chicago teachers on strike

Sep. 10, 2012
On September 10, 2012, some 26,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers and staff went on strike. Here are some images of teachers striking at Lloyd Elementary School, Roosevelt High School and Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago. 

A foot soldier's view of past teacher strikes

Sep. 10, 2012
WBEZ blogger John Schmidt taught in the Chicago Public Schools for 31 years and walked the picket lines in at least five strikes. 

The strike is on

Sep. 10, 2012
Rest assured, over the coming hours and days, we'll hear much, much more about the smaller nuances of the disputed talks as well as the bigger picture issues.

The worst Peterson side-show

Sep. 7, 2012
The Drew Peterson jury's strange side-show, the Chief Keef backlash begins and Gabrielle Giffords' inspiring moment at the DNC.

A rapper, a Tweet, a murder probe

Sep. 6, 2012
Rapper Chief Keef's tweet has police eyeing him, Bill Clinton's alternate universe explanation of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust and the history of the world in just two minutes. 

Selective memory of Rahm, CTA

Sep. 5, 2012
Mayor Emanuel and the CTA experience selective memories, the Sox struggle to stay ahead and deadly happenings in Quebec.

Rahm provides labor problem for liberals

Sep. 4, 2012
Rahm's union stance and the DNC, remembering David Foster Wallace, and the worst box office opening ever

Steelworkers still pushing for new contract

Sep. 3, 2012
The contract between United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1010 in East Chicago, Indiana and ArcelorMittal expired over the weekend.But talks between the two sides continue in Pittsburgh, and so far there’s been no mention of a lockout by the company or a strike by workers.Union reps

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