Schools
CPS Staff, Park District Staff Deliver Strike Notices Tuesday
About 7,500 Chicago Public Schools staff members could strike by Oct. 17.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Staff members from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Park District hand-delivered strike notices to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office at City Hall Tuesday.
About 7,500 Chicago Public Schools staff members, which includes everything from custodians to special education teachers, could strike by Oct. 17. The workers, represented by SEIU Local 73, authorized a strike by a 97% vote in July.
