Chicago Teachers Union says members to prepare for likely strike on Thursday
by Hannah Leone and Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune
Oct 16, 2019
3 minutes
CHICAGO - The Chicago Teachers Union said late Tuesday it still has no contract deal and that its members will prepare for a likely strike on Thursday.
Though CTU President Jesse Sharkey said there's still an outside chance of averting a walkout, he said the bargaining team "cannot recommend postponing the strike" because Mayor Lori Lightfoot's bargaining team hasn't come close enough to meeting their demands.
"I have to tell the people of Chicago ... that we have not achieved
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