CHICAGO — Chicago teachers locked in protracted labor negotiations with the city have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their union to launch a strike against the third-largest U.S. public school district as soon as next month, the union said on Thursday. The outcome of the vote far exceeded the three-quarters majority required by union rules to authorize a strike, which would be the third by Chicago teachers since 2011. African-Americans and Hispanics account for the majority of Chicago’s public school enrollment. The union and the Chicago Public Schools district opened negotiations in February. Geovanis said the teachers might opt to push their earliest strike date by a week to coincide with SEIU Local 73’s timetable.

Source: National Post September 27, 2019 03:48 UTC