Show: Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and SEIU Local 73 on strike!

Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and SEIU Local 73 on strike!  We have been talking about it for months and now its finally here.  The two unions and the Chicago board of ed could not reach agreement and so as of Thursday, October 17th, teachers, PSRPs and other support staff including everybody from custodians to security personnel, to lunch room attendants, to bus aides, etc. went out on strike - some over 30,000 workers at over 500 schools, the 3rd largest school system in the nation.  We will hear from both union officials and rank-and-file union members out on the picket lines on tonight’s program and get an update on the state of contract negotiations as of Friday.

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