Karen Lewis

Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis passed away Sunday following a years-long battle with brain cancer, a spokesperson confirmed Monday, and NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern looks back at her life and the impact she had on the union.

The Chicago Teachers Union’s House of Delegates met Monday to discuss plans to return Chicago Public Schools students to in-person learning, setting the stage for a potential vote to end a showdown that has gone on through much of the new year. After more than 80 meetings to discuss how to reopen schools during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, CPS officials…

Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis passed away Sunday following a years-long battle with brain cancer, a spokesperson confirmed Monday.

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union are slated to vote on a tentative agreement with Chicago Public Schools to return to classrooms as early as this week. Sandra Torres reports.

City leaders and the Chicago Teachers Union will be back at the bargaining table Thursday, exactly one week away from a potential strike. The union says one of the biggest sticking points is smaller class sizes, saying that nearly 25% of Chicago Public Schools classrooms are overcrowded.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union pointed fingers at one another Monday as the clock continued to tick down to a potential teachers strike later this month.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she wants to negotiate with the Chicago Teachers Union seven days a week until an agreement is reached as schools across the city brace for a potential strike.

The Chicago Teachers Union announced Wednesday teachers will go on strike on Oct. 17 if a deal cannot be reached.

Negotiations are slated to resume Tuesday as Chicago schools brace for a potential teachers strike.

Chicago Public Schools staff and Chicago Park District workers are expected to delivery strike notices to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Tuesday.

One day after Chicago Teachers Union members anounced they voted to authorize a strike, union leaders began bargaining sessions with the Chicago Board of Education in an effort to keep teachers from walking off their jobs.

One day after the Chicago Teachers Union declared a strike, both sides were back at the barganing table on Friday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports. 

Chicago Teachers Union members have voted to authorize a strike, union leaders announced Thursday night, setting the stage for more than 25,000 teachers and staff to walk off the job in the nation’s third-largest school district. CTU President Jesse Sharkey said the union eclipsed the 75 percent threshold needed to authorize a strike at approximately 9:15 p.m. Thursday. Sharkey said...

Will the Chicago Teachers Union authorize a strike? The votes continue to be counted through Thursday, the earliest teachers and schools could find out the results. Rank-and-file members have been casting their ballots in a strike authorization vote beginning Tuesday, according to the union. Per state law, if the vote passes with more than 75%, the union can strike –...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, among other prominent individuals, made an appearance at a Chicago Teachers Union rally Tuesday evening. NBC 5’s Dick Johnson has the details,