A lot of Americans recall teachers' unions being a major force keeping schools closed. Winegarden fought for extreme demands in the name of safety, many of which were not backed by data and basically said schools had to remain closed until those demands could be met. In July 2020, Winegarden herself declared that, quote, nothing is off the table for the teachers' union to get their demands, including teacher strikes. Even as late as 2022, the Chicago teachers union pushed for a return to remote learning in the country's third largest school district.

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