6:54 a.m. Teachers arrive at their colleges bearing indicators and sporting CTU pink
Amid chants of “Whose schools? Our schools” and “Lori Lightfoot, get on the right foot,” educators have begun to picket exterior the faculties the place they train.
About 50 putting lecturers gathered on the main intersection of Addison and Western exterior Lane Tech College Prep, beneath the varsity’s digital signal.
CPS instructor Zeljka Girardi.Mitch Dudek/Sun-Times
Zeljka Girardi, who teaches German, held a picket signal studying “On Strike for a Fair Contract.”
Cars honked continuously in assist of lecturers as they handed.
“We have to do what we have to do. Our school is awesome. Our principal is awesome. I have no issue with the administration of Lane Tech. But we still need a fair contract.”
— Mitch Dudek
6:32 a.m. Live updates on CPS-CTU contract negotiations
Bargaining between the lecturers union and the varsity district is ready to renew at present at a impartial location, in contrast to earlier classes that alternated between CPS and CTU turf. Officials from CPS and CTU, largely educators in the course of their careers, will return to the bargaining desk to proceed talks that started in January.
With no settlement in sight, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS CEO Janice Jackson usually are not but anticipated to hitch them. Wednesday morning, Lightfoot and Jackson took the weird step of preemptively canceling lessons Thursday morning for all CPS college students.
At 1:30 p.m., the CTU plans to rally exterior CPS headquarters at 42 W. Madison.
Follow our protection right here for the most recent on contract negotiations.
6:02 a.m. Contingency plans for CPS college students
As lecturers throughout Chicago put together to go to the picket line as a substitute of their lecture rooms, CPS faculty buildings will probably be opening on time to accommodate displaced college students, together with those that don’t often attend, however might reside close by. Principals and non-union workers will probably be on website offering breakfast and lunch to college students and coordinating “engaging activities” to occupy the time.
In addition to CPS buildings, all Chicago Public Libraries will settle for college students, as will 18 parks, designated “Safe Haven” websites, and different neighborhood accomplice websites.
Click right here to go looking the complete record of contingency websites utilizing the positioning locator map.
4:30 a.m. Chicago Teachers Union on strike
The Chicago Teachers Union is on strike Thursday after failing to achieve a take care of Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lori Lightfoot by final evening’s deadline. Teachers are anticipated to be picketing at their colleges beginning round 6:30 a.m. at present.
Lightfoot and colleges chief Janice Jackson introduced Wednesday that every one Chicago Public Schools lessons could be canceled forward of the strike. CPS has established a contingency plan for folks outlining different choices for college kids, which embrace libraries, parks, neighborhood facilities, and different websites which might be staffed to oversee youngsters whereas colleges are closed.
CPS faculty buildings will probably be open at their regular instances, and principals and non-union workers will probably be on website offering breakfast and lunch to college students and coordinating “engaging activities” to occupy the time. Students can attend any CPS faculty that’s acceptable for his or her age, even when it’s not their regular faculty.
Follow the @suntimes on Twitter, in addition to these Sun-Times reporters protecting the strike Thursday, for reside updates:
@bylaurenfitz
@NaderDIssa
@_ManuelRamos_
@ballesteros312
@MitchDudek
@slesposito
@MHendricksonCST
@TomSchuba
— Chicago Sun-Times Staff
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