Chicago Teachers Union plans rally amid contract talks
Source: Chicago Tribune
By Juan Perez Jr.
The Chicago Teachers Union's scheduled rally Tuesday outside the James R. Thompson Center is intended as a public display of power as bargaining teams continue to work on a new contract.
CTU fired up its members with a similar gathering in May 2012, deploying a show of force at the Auditorium Theatre to convey dissatisfaction with protracted contract talks. That demonstration was followed a couple of weeks later when union members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike.
The scenario isn't likely play out that way this time around, union officials said.
CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said a strike authorization vote, if one is deemed necessary, won't be taken for months.
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Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey said June 8, 2015, that there is still much to discuss before teachers take a a strike authorization vote. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune)
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