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• Chicago teachers rally after tentative labor deal
• Chicago teachers fear wave of school closings after strike
• Thousands of striking teachers rally in Chicago
• Strike-ending 'framework' in place for Chicago teachers as Big Labor flexes muscle
• Talks resume to end Chicago teachers strike
• Chicago teachers to stage big rally amid hopes of end to strike
• End to Chicago teachers strike is not assured

Chicago teachers rally after tentative labor deal Posted: 15 Sep 2012 03:47 PM PDT CHICAGO (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 (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 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 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 CHICAGO (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 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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