3:06 p.m. Union responds to Lightfoot letter Asked Monday afternoon whether or not the union would think about the mayor’s request, CTU bargaining crew member Alison Eichhorn stated “that’s not gonna happen.” ”I don’t know if the mayor is aware of what unions do, however we’ve gotten extra offers, extra tentative agreements, in these final two days than we've got in 10 months,” Eichhorn stated. “So it’s actually up to the mayor. When we’re talking about bargaining in good faith and we’re talking about a sense of urgency, we have had urgency for 10 months.” Click right here to learn the letter and be taught extra about what it means for contract talks. ”The final thing
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Chicago lecturers strike 2019: Thursday’s reside updates
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.
35,000 Chicago academics, faculty assist employees and park
Chicago’s academics, faculty assist employees and park district employees have set a joint Oct. 17 strike deadline, giving town and 35,000 public workers lower than 15 days to hammer out offers and keep away from leaving almost 300,000 college students out of faculty with town’s parks shut down. Though an precise work stoppage may nonetheless be averted if City Hall and the unions come to an settlement within the coming days, the strike date possible ensures the tense negotiations will come to a head this month. Leaders from the Chicago Teachers Union and Service Employees International Union Local 73 — the union that represents some faculty assist employees and the vast majority of Chicago Park District
CPS proposes 16 p.c raises for lecturers over 5 years
Chicago Public Schools is proposing a 16% wage enhance for lecturers and workers over the subsequent 5 years in a brand new contract with the Chicago Teachers Union, the district introduced Monday. The proposed pay elevate carefully follows suggestions launched by an unbiased reality finder, and quantities to a complete enhance of $351 million in trainer salaries, based on an announcement from CPS. The district may also suggest that the five-year contract assure no healthcare contribution will increase for the primary two years, and restrict will increase through the subsequent three years to only one p.c, in accordance with the actual fact finder suggestion, the assertion stated. The unbiased reality finder was chosen by