Waves of crimson and picket indicators have been arduous to keep away from these previous couple of days throughout Chicago because the academics union began staging their strike since Thursday, Oct. 17. CTU educators, SEIU members and supporters all through the town have been taking to the picket line simply earlier than daybreak as the 2 unions undergo their strike. The academics union walked off the job after failing to achieve a cope with Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lori Lightfoot by the Oct. 16 deadline. The academics union introduced Tuesday that it's planning to strike by way of Thursday, and presumably subsequent week. The occasions of the previous days haven't been restricted to