CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of the nation’s third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day amid increasingly tough negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures. The district said roughly 10% of about 21,620 teachers came to work Wednesday and by Thursday it was nearly 13%. “I’m tired of the Groundhog Day appearance of everything that goes on with the Chicago Teachers Union leadership. It asked the board to order Chicago schools to allow remote instruction until a new safety agreement is reached. The teachers union has threatened to strike during contentious bargaining over school conditions for decades, and last walked off the job in 2012 and 2019, when talks with the city broke down.

Source: New York Times January 06, 2022 21:48 UTC