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Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers' demands
Source: Associated Press
Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers' demands
By KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN
October 21, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation’s third-largest city do more to lower housing costs and put more resources into helping homeless students.
The demand for affordable housing citywide — for students and their financially-strapped families as well as for school employees — stands as a dramatic example of organized labor’s effort to expand bargaining beyond bread-and-butter issues.
The pursuit is part of the union’s “social justice” agenda and is a unique departure from standard negotiating tactics. Despite early rejection by city officials, teachers argue that the issue belongs on the bargaining table.
After months of negotiating , the Chicago Teachers Union’s 25,000 members began striking Thursday along with thousands of support staff.
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By KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN
October 21, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation’s third-largest city do more to lower housing costs and put more resources into helping homeless students.
The demand for affordable housing citywide — for students and their financially-strapped families as well as for school employees — stands as a dramatic example of organized labor’s effort to expand bargaining beyond bread-and-butter issues.
The pursuit is part of the union’s “social justice” agenda and is a unique departure from standard negotiating tactics. Despite early rejection by city officials, teachers argue that the issue belongs on the bargaining table.
After months of negotiating , the Chicago Teachers Union’s 25,000 members began striking Thursday along with thousands of support staff.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/7bc567d71d974a8789ffe955df254b02
