CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union strike is no laughing matter — but some of their signs sure make it hard not to giggle.
Teachers, who are holding a "day of action" by walking off the job Friday, are striking outside schools and holding protests and marches. They're using the day to criticize Gov. Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel and protest midyear cuts, among other things, but more than a few sported funny signs.
Check them out:
DNAinfo/Ed Komenda
DNAinfo/Patty Wetli
DNAinfo/Mina Bloom
DNAinfo/Evan Moore
DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay
Janneth Ballesteros, a junior at Juarez in Pilsen, said she made the "Rahm Hates Puppies" sign in art class.
"Everyone was making school-related [signs] and I thought I'd make something poking fun at him," she said of the mayor.
While Ballesteros said she doesn't really think Emanuel hates puppies, she does believe that the mayor doesn't care about the students attending public schools in Pilsen.
"He doesn't have to go to a public school, he doesn't know [what we're facing]. Even something like toilet paper, we miss toilet paper in our school bathrooms sometimes. And I don't want them to cut my art class, it's something I really enjoy. Without that, I can't express myself," she said.
DNAinfo/Evan Moore
DNAinfo/Kelly Bauer
DNAinfo/Patty Wetli
[Courtesy Troy LaRaviere]
The youth have spoken, #Rahm. #SchoolsNotJails #FightForFunding #ShutDownChi #CTUStrike #ResignRahm pic.twitter.com/GhrscBpfRw
— Sarah-Ji (@sarahdashji) April 1, 2016
Best sign contender #CTUStrike #FightForFunding @CTULocal1 pic.twitter.com/VDl5TM3X9k
— Alex Lopez (@ZepolRXela) April 1, 2016
Some more for @BauerJournalism @DNAinfoCHI @Nettelhorst #FightForFunding pic.twitter.com/Wy26ZZZVe5
— Scott Walter (@slwalter123) April 1, 2016
"Forget Ted Cruz, Rahm is the zodiac killer" #CTUStrike #ShutDownChi pic.twitter.com/TVMy6TIu6i
— Rebecca Burns (@rejburns) April 1, 2016
More on the strike:
For more neighborhood news, listen to DNAinfo Radio here:
