The Chicago teachers union will continue its week-old strike in the nation's third-largest city, keeping thousands of students
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out of class. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he would seek a court order to end the strike. (Sept. 16)
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[Location - Date:CHICAGO -- AP VIDEO -- SEPT. 16][Source:][VO:][Notes:SOT -- KAREN LEWIS / PRESIDENT, CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION]our house just met...and they decided that they would like the opportunity to exercise their democratic process and take the tentative agreement that we have come to that is still not quite finished in terms of language....they would like to go back to their schools....to their members....have discussions with them.....we will reconvene here on Tuesday....the key is on tuesday we will be coming back to determine whether there going to suspend the strike....at this moment...they don't feel that way....they are not happy with the evaluation...not happy with the recall.... They don't like that people's benefits are cut in half....the big elephant in the room is closing of two hundred schools.....they are concerned about this city's decision on some level to close schools....they are extraordinarily concerned about it....it undergirds just about everything....there is no trust for our members of the board....this wasn't here....the trust level is just not there."(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: -------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Ned Barker ---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: AP-----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: ned barker----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: none----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO (S): none--------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: a0756BC-US--Chicago Schools-Strike, 8th Ld,1072
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