2012年9月15日星期六

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Chicago teachers rally after tentative labor deal

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 03:47 PM PDT

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis leaves a press conference on the fifth day of their strike in ChicagoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Chicago teachers rallied on Saturday to keep the pressure on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to wrap up an agreement with their union to end a strike that has closed the nation's third largest school district for a week. The rally brought labor leaders, community activists and thousands of striking teachers to Chicago's Union Park for one of the largest demonstrations against Emanuel's education reforms since the strike began on Monday. ...


Chicago teachers fear wave of school closings after strike

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 02:59 PM PDT

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis speaks during a press conference on the fifth day of their strike in ChicagoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Striking Chicago teachers fear that once they approve a new contract with the school district and end their strike, Mayor Rahm Emanuel will go ahead with dozens of school closings because of falling enrollment and poor academic performance. The closing of schools and what happens to the teachers working in them has been a major issue in the bitter dispute, even though the disagreement over evaluating teachers based on standardized test results of their students has received more attention. ...


Thousands of striking teachers rally in Chicago

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT

Teachers from Wisconsin and Minnesota join striking Chicago teachers during a rally Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Chicago. Union president Karen Lewis reminded the crowd that although there is a "framework" for an end to their strike, they still are on strike. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers and their allies packed a city park Saturday in a boisterous show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of an agreement that could end a week-long walkout.


Strike-ending 'framework' in place for Chicago teachers as Big Labor flexes muscle

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT

Union members from as far away as Boston were expected to flock to Chicago on Saturday to rally and march in solidarity with teachers as a week-long strike that steamrolled the city inched closer to a resolution.

Talks resume to end Chicago teachers strike

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT

Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago teachers union listens to a question after meeting of the union's House of Delegates Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Chicago. Lewis told the delegates that a "framework" was in place to end the teachers strike. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Union leaders representing thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers returned to the negotiating table Saturday with the school district to work out the details of a deal to end a week-long walkout in one of the nation's largest districts.


Chicago teachers to stage big rally amid hopes of end to strike

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 03:22 AM PDT

Members of Chicago Teachers Union carry placards outside the Benito Juarez High School on the fifth day of their strike in ChicagoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Chicago teachers will march again on Saturday to keep the pressure on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to wrap up an agreement with their union so they can end a strike that has closed the nation's third largest school district for a week. The "Standing Strong with Chicago Teachers Rally" could be the largest demonstration against Emanuel's education reforms since the strike began in Chicago on September 10. Labor union supporters from neighboring states are expected to converge on Chicago to join many of the 29,000 union teachers and support staff in the march. ...


End to Chicago teachers strike is not assured

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 01:47 AM PDT

Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago teachers union listens to a question after meeting of the union's House of Delegates Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Chicago. Lewis told the delegates that a "framework" was in place to end the teachers strike. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Negotiators seeking an end to Chicago's teachers strike sound more hopeful than they have in weeks, announcing they have achieved a "framework" that could bring students back to the classroom by Monday.


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