In Chicago, thousands of Park District employees have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, demanding higher wages, stable healthcare costs, and equal pay and benefits for part-time workers. Their strike authorization came as thousands of members of the Chicago Teachers Union are wrapping up a vote today on whether to authorize a work stoppage as early as October 7. The teachers are demanding more staffing and lower class sizes. And more than 7,000 unionized school support staffers are also considering a strike. Several labor groups held a rally in Chicago this week with 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in attendance.