In what could be “the largest-scale labor action ever,” many Walmart employees around the country are set to strike on Thanksgiving as Walmart is one of many stores set to begin their Black Friday sales as most of the country is set to sit down at their Thanksgiving dinner tables. In addition to being an …
First and foremost, CTU President Karen Lewis on MSNBC’s The Ed Show: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-ed-show/48996251/#48996251 Some SEIU Local 1 members who work in Chicago schools as custodians are now preparing to go out on strike as a show of solidarity with the teachers Journalist and author Chris Hedges: “The teachers’ strike in Chicago is arguably one of the …
Tonight Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis announced that the CTU will be on strike tomorrow. Among the major issues is the new teacher evaluation system that the city is trying to implement and the city’s insistance on eliminating steps and columns in the teachers’ contract. There is no overstating the importance of this situation …
*UPDATE* No deal has been reached yet. CTU President Karen Lewis has scheduled a press conference at 10 pm. The CTU’s House of Delegates (equivalent to PJSTA’s rep council) would have to approve an agreement and they have not been called to meet yet. More after the presser. ******************************************************************************** Please remember to wear red tomorrow …
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