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September 26, 2019

Chicago Park District Workers, Teachers and School Staff Make Strike Plans
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In Chicago, thousands of Park District employees have voted
overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, demanding higher wages, stable
healthcare costs, and equal pay and benefits for part-time workers.
Their strike authorization came as thousands of members of the Chicago
Teachers Union are wrapping up a vote today on whether to authorize a
work stoppage as early as October 7. The teachers are demanding more
staffing and lower class sizes. And more than 7,000 unionized school
support staffers are also considering a strike. Several labor groups
held a rally in Chicago this week with 2020 presidential candidate
Bernie Sanders in attendance.


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