According to reports, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is mulling a strike this week over the city’s plans to reopen schools.
The Chicago Public School System (CPS) says that schools will reopen to in-person education by April 19, but the CTU still claims the coronavirus makes it too “dangerous” for teachers to return to the classroom, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The inside rumors come on the heels of the union’s request to allow for a week’s delay in the reopening, but city officials refused to agree to the union’s demands.
Still, the CTU has signaled they do not want to return to the classroom unless there is “adequate movement” with negotiations with the CPS.
CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates told members that CPS officials are using the coronavirus and reopening as a tactic. “We are pushing for our demands to be met. We are going to remain hopeful the table will loosen up, and they will meet us halfway,” she said.
However, CTU chief of staff Jennifer Johnson also noted that the union is preparing for a walkout.
“If we still need to walk out, we have to be prepared to refuse,” she said.
Fire them like Reagan did with the Air Traffic Controllers!
Basically they want to be paid for doing nothing typical Neo-Marxist losers
Don’t pay them then. Let them sit home on their lazy a…, NO UNEMPLOYMENT either. Lousy school system anyway with all the gang bangers and nobody paying attention to the true issues !!!!
It was too dangerous in Chicago schools before covid, no wonder they don’t want to go back.
but if they were told they will be teaching illegal immigrant children they would be back to work
Geez, what the hell do they want? Cut payroll 50% until they want to work again.
aw all you people stop crying teachers need their off time before summer begins we will be ready in september