Post by libby on Jan 28, 2016 23:53:13 GMT -6
Chicago Teachers Union considering 'serious offer' from school board
The Chicago Teachers Union said Thursday that it will take a "serious offer" from Chicago Public Schools to a team of negotiators next week for a vote, signaling a step forward in contract talks that have dragged on for more than a year.
CTU President Karen Lewis said in a statement that the potential agreement's "basic framework calls for economic concessions in exchange for enforceable protections of education quality and job security."
"If the union is able to reach a tentative agreement, delegates will be apprised of details shortly," Lewis said.
The union said it is taking the district's offer to its so-called Big Bargaining Team, a group of about 40 union members that helps guide union demands. The union said the team would vote on the deal Monday, the date a final stage of talks called fact-finding is set to begin.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-contract-talks-met-20160128-story.html
The Chicago Teachers Union said Thursday that it will take a "serious offer" from Chicago Public Schools to a team of negotiators next week for a vote, signaling a step forward in contract talks that have dragged on for more than a year.
CTU President Karen Lewis said in a statement that the potential agreement's "basic framework calls for economic concessions in exchange for enforceable protections of education quality and job security."
"If the union is able to reach a tentative agreement, delegates will be apprised of details shortly," Lewis said.
The union said it is taking the district's offer to its so-called Big Bargaining Team, a group of about 40 union members that helps guide union demands. The union said the team would vote on the deal Monday, the date a final stage of talks called fact-finding is set to begin.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-contract-talks-met-20160128-story.html