The Chicago Tribune is reporting tonight:
The Chicago Teachers Union plans to file a 10-day strike notice Wednesday, meaning a teacher walkout could begin after the majority of the city’s students finish their first week of school, sources said.
The union and CPS have been in talks for months but have failed to reach agreement on a number of matters, among them salary, pay hikes based on experience, a re-hiring policy for teachers who’ve been laid off and job evaluations.
Union delegates last week overwhelmingly gave CTU President Karen Lewis approval to file a 10-day strike notice when she saw fit. While largely symbolic, the vote made clear teachers’ continuing dissatisfaction with what CPS is offering them.
Fred Klonsky 