Chicago Is Two Days Away From Possible Triple Strike

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 rally at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple on Monday, October 14, 2019.
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 rally at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple on Monday. WBEZ
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 rally at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple on Monday, October 14, 2019.
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 rally at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple on Monday. WBEZ

Chicago Is Two Days Away From Possible Triple Strike

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Chicago’s public school teachers are gearing up for a possible teachers strike this Thursday, and they’re not alone.

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union marched alongside the Service Employees International Union and Chicago Park District employees Monday night during a downtown rally. Negotiators were at the bargaining table late into the evening.

WBEZ’s Sarah Karp joins Reset with the latest on a possible CTU, Park District and SEIU joint strike. SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer also phones in to explain the union’s demands.