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Chicago Teacher Strike Enters Second Day

HeadlineOct 18, 2019

In Chicago, a citywide strike by teachers and school support staff has entered its second day, forcing the closing of the nation’s third-largest school system. Twenty-five thousand teachers represented by the Chicago Teachers Union, as well as 7,500 support staff represented by SEIU, launched their strike on Thursday.

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