Jesse Sharkey

After the Chicago Teachers Union voted to approve a tentative deal with Chicago Public Schools, officials on both sides are now engaged in a war of words over whether dates will be added to the end of the school year to make up for time lost during the strike.

With more than 25,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers and staff on the picket lines during a days-long strike, parents are forced to make alternate arrangements for their children.

Chicago’s teachers strike gained national attention Tuesday as Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren walked the picket line with striking teachers.

Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes Wednesday as the ongoing teachers strike continues without an agreement.

It appears the Chicago teachers strike won’t end anytime soon after Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent the union a letter which CTU President Jesse Sharkey said “dashed hopes” for a quick settlement. Susan Carlson reports.

Negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and city officials appeared to be at an impasse Tuesday morning, as the teachers strike entered its fourth day of canceled classes citywide. While negotiations between the two sides were scheduled to continue at 10 a.m. Tuesday, a majority of the union’s 40-person bargaining team was not expected to return to the table.

It appears the Chicago Teachers Union strike won’t end any time soon after Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent the union a letter on Monday that CTU President Jesse Sharkey said “dashed hopes” for a quick settlement.

Chicago Public Schools announced classes will be canceled for a fourth day, on Tuesday, as they continue negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports. 

Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey said Monday that “real progress” was made at the negotiating table over the weekend, as the teachers strike entered its third consecutive school day of canceled classes. Sharkey told a group of picketing teachers at William Gray Elementary School in Portage Park that negotiations continued until around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night. On Sunday evening,...

Chicago Public Schools canceled classes for Monday, the third consecutive school day impacted by the teachers strike. Susan Carlson reports.

Despite optimism from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools have canceled classes for Monday as negotiations continue with the Chicago Teachers Union.

Sunday marks the fourth day of the strike and both sides are expected to head back to the bargaining table. Both sides say there’s been some improvement, however, it seems there is still more work to be done. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the latest.

The Chicago Teachers Union said on Saturday, the third day of the teacher’s strike, it reached tentative agreements on two major issues, however reaching a deal with Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn’t appear to be any closer.

Chicago parents leaned on family, friends and community groups as 25,000 teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district went on strike this past week , canceling classes for more than 300,000 kids.

As was the case with Day 1, negotiators pointed toward progress during Day 2 of the Chicago Teachers Union Strike on Friday. However, it remained unclear when exactly classes would resume.

Chicago teachers beginning a massive strike Thursday have rejected offers that would increase their pay, hoping that will keep pressure on the district to commit to lower class sizes and more support staff in schools. Illinois law allows the district and the union to negotiate on those issues, but educators can only strike over a few points including pay and...

Chicago Public Schools will not be in session on Friday for the second straight day as a CTU strike continues. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the latest. 

The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to reject the final contract offer from Chicago Public Schools and will go on strike Thursday, the organization announced Wednesday.