CTU

The teachers' union threatened a strike if a 7 percent pension pickup is dropped; CPS said it's coming.

"Teachers around the city are united right now," said Chicago Teachers Union VP Jesse Sharkey.

Chicago Teachers Union leader Jesse Sharkey said Gov. Rauner "knows nothing about real education."

The earliest teachers could walk out would be May 23, the Chicago Teachers Union said.

"We're gonna do our very best to avoid teacher layoffs," said CPS CEO Forrest Claypool.

President Karen Lewis dared CPS to impose layoffs, saying upped class sizes would cause a public outcry.

Critics said the plan was a "direct attack" on teachers and would fail Chicago's students.

Critics say CPS' method for reviewing schools is "flawed."

The Chicago Teachers Union easily met a threshold that 75 percent of its membership authorize a strike.

The Chicago Teachers Union is voting Wednesday to Friday to authorize a strike.

The Chicago Teachers Union will take a vote to authorize a strike next week.

CEO Forrest Claypool said CPS has 20 percent of state students, but gets 15 percent of school funding.

The Chicago Teachers Union released the results of the vote Monday.  

Unlike 2012's strike that hit the streets, this potential one would occupy banks, Karen Lewis said.

Ald. Scott Waguespack said special-ed students "need more assistance, not less."