Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, August 10, 2016.
Chicago Teachers Union threatens to strike over new CPS budget
The Chicago Teachers Union is threatening to strike over the Chicago Public Schools newly released 2017 budget. CTU president Karen Lewis told reporters that union members won’t go another year with a contract, but she hasn’t set a date for a possible strike. “We do not know if Mayor Emanuel can stand another teachers’ strike, especially at a time when confidence in his leadership is at an all-time low and the city is in an uproar over another police shooting of an unarmed African-American youth,” Lewis said. [Sun-Times]
