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October 28, 2019

Chicago Teachers Strike Continues, While Support Staff Reach Tentative Deal
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Chicago Public Schools have canceled classes for the eighth consecutive
school day, as the Chicago Teachers Union continues to strike.
Meanwhile, Chicago Public Schools and the SEIU Local 73, which
represents 7,500 school support staff, have reached a tentative
agreement on a new labor contract. The support staff union's bargaining
team is still reviewing the final terms of the deal before officially
ending their strike. But members of SEIU 73 say they will be on the
picket lines today in solidarity with the Chicago Teachers Union.
Earlier this month, more than 30,000 Chicago teachers and support staff
went on strike to demand better pay and benefits, smaller class sizes
and more nurses, counselors, social workers and librarians. The historic
strike brought the country's third largest school system to a
standstill.


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