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• Chicago teachers extend strike until at least Wednesday
• Chicago teachers union to continue strike
• Will it end? Chicago teachers to vote on strike
• Factbox: Details of new agreement between Mayor Emanuel and Chicago teachers
• Chicago teachers union delegates could end strike

Chicago teachers extend strike until at least Wednesday Posted: 16 Sep 2012 04:44 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Teachers Union delegates decided on Sunday to extend their weeklong strike until at least Wednesday to give them time to consult with rank-and-file members before voting to suspend the walkout. In a surprise decision, union President Karen Lewis said that some 800 delegates meeting on Sunday to review a new contract agreement negotiated with Mayor Rahm Emanuel decided that they needed more time to consider whether to go back to work. "A clear majority (of the delegates) wanted to stay out. ...

Chicago teachers union to continue strike Posted: 16 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT The Chicago teachers union decided Sunday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security provisions central to the debate over the future of public education across the United States.

Will it end? Chicago teachers to vote on strike Posted: 16 Sep 2012 03:45 PM PDT Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district met late Sunday for a crucial vote that could end their weeklong strike, as parents and city officials alike waited for the news that could return 350,000 students to classrooms as soon as Monday morning.

Factbox: Details of new agreement between Mayor Emanuel and Chicago teachers Posted: 16 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - Chicago Teachers Union delegates vote on Sunday whether to call off a weeklong strike and allow schools to reopen on Monday. Here are details of the new contract, according to a statement from the union: * Teachers get a 3 percent raise this year, 2 percent in the second and third years, and could extend the contract to a fourth year by mutual agreement with a 3 percent raise. The new contract also preserves some automatic pay rises or "step" increases based on experience. ...

Chicago teachers union delegates could end strike Posted: 15 Sep 2012 09:33 PM PDT Chicago Teachers Union delegates will meet Sunday to review a proposed contract and vote on whether to suspend a week-old strike.

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