Post by Logan on Mar 23, 2016 0:14:59 GMT -6
Chicago Teachers Union seeks furlough trade for April 1 walkout
The Chicago Teachers Union is asking the district to reschedule a furlough day set for June to accommodate a planned one-day walkout April 1, as the two sides gird for a possible legal showdown over what school officials have called an illegal strike.
A CPS spokeswoman said the district would not consider such a trade. CPS students already have the day off Friday, when schools will be closed because of the cash-strapped district's decision to order three unpaid furlough days for all employees to save an estimated $30 million.
The call by union leaders for an April 1 walkout has elicited skepticism from some CTU members. CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said the walkout will have to be approved by a substantial margin before leaders decide to go forward with the plan.
"This is not something our union will do unless an overwhelming majority of people agree to do it," Sharkey said in an interview this week.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-walkout-vote-met-20160322-story.html
The Chicago Teachers Union is asking the district to reschedule a furlough day set for June to accommodate a planned one-day walkout April 1, as the two sides gird for a possible legal showdown over what school officials have called an illegal strike.
A CPS spokeswoman said the district would not consider such a trade. CPS students already have the day off Friday, when schools will be closed because of the cash-strapped district's decision to order three unpaid furlough days for all employees to save an estimated $30 million.
The call by union leaders for an April 1 walkout has elicited skepticism from some CTU members. CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said the walkout will have to be approved by a substantial margin before leaders decide to go forward with the plan.
"This is not something our union will do unless an overwhelming majority of people agree to do it," Sharkey said in an interview this week.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-walkout-vote-met-20160322-story.html