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The Elmhurst Teachers Council has filed a complaint against Elmhurst School District 205 related to the beginning of in-person learning. The state Educational Labor Relations Board is set to take up the case Thursday. (Shutterstock)
ELMHURST, IL The state s labor board for schools is set to hear the Elmhurst teachers union s grievance accusing the local district of starting in-person learning regardless of circumstances and in violation of its own metrics.
In early January, the Elmhurst Teachers Council issued a statement on its Facebook page announcing it would file unfair labor practice charges against Elmhurst School District 205 with the state Educational Labor Relations Board. The state board is set to take up the union s grievance at its virtual meeting Thursday.
Where are Chicago parents at the bargaining table?
Where are Chicago parents at the bargaining table? With the Chicago Teachers Union finally deciding students can return to classrooms, parent groups are clamoring to be heard. Unfortunately, Illinois law prohibits them from having much say about schools reopening.
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools engaged in a caustic negotiation over returning to in-person learning, with the deal finally winning approval from 25,000 rank-and-file union members Feb. 9.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledged the cost to families of the prolonged dispute: “This has been a very tough process for everybody in the CPS ecosystem, notably our students and their parents. I will do everything I can to make sure that they have a seat at the table on anything that relates to their education and the education of their children.”
FAQs: What Chicago teachers should know before going on strike
FAQs: What Chicago teachers should know before going on strike Chicago Teachers Union is poised to go on strike for the fourth time in nine years. Here’s what Chicago Public Schools teachers need to know before joining a strike.
Chicago Public Schools teachers are facing a weighty decision: honor the potentially illegal strike and face discipline by the school district, or report to school and face discipline by the Chicago Teachers Union.
Here are answers to commonly asked questions to guide teachers in making the decision that is best for them.