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Chicago Public Schools To Cancel Classes Thursday; 'CTU Hasn’t Gotten The Message,' Mayor Says
Barring an unexpected breakthrough, the Chicago Teachers Union bargaining team has recommended a strike starting Thursday.
CHICAGO (CBS) — With a teachers’ strike all but guaranteed, Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes on Thursday, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot said “CTU hasn’t gotten the message” that the city can’t meet all of its contract demands.
Barring an unexpected breakthrough sometime Wednesday, the Chicago Teachers Union bargaining team has recommended a strike starting Thursday, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said classes will be cancelled, but stressed there is a contingency plan in place to keep school buildings open so students have a safe place to go.
