90% of Chicago teachers vote to authorize strike

[proud2BlibKansan]

Chicago teachers have shown their solidarity in massive numbers. More than 90 percent of teachers have given the OK for a work stoppage, multiple sources told NBC Chicago.

That number is well above the 75 percent needed, by law, to authorize a strike.

Chicago Teachers Union spokesman Stephanie Gadlin declined to provide an official number but said that some schools have seen 100 percent of teachers approve a strike.

"We're pleased," she said, but added: "We know there will be challenges by Chicago Public Schools."


Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-teachers-union-ctu-strike-authorization-vote-158260415.html#ixzz1xK5FTzLH

[lunatica]

1. Isn't the school year over?

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Not quite, but if there is a strike, it will be next fall.

[HiPointDem]

3. minor correction: it was a strike authorization vote, not a vote to strike. the membership

voted to give the leadership authorization to declare a strike should it become necessary.

the reason the authorization vote was necessary was that the chicago bigwigs had pushed through a requirement that strikes could only happen if 75% of the members voted for them. and with summer coming up, it would be difficult to get that %.

so the leadership wanted to have authorization in hand.

this is the way it was explained on some chicago teachers' blogs.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Fixed. Thanks.