Chicago public schools poised to cancel classes as teachers vote to go on strike

Students in Chicago public schools will have classes canceled Wednesday if a vote by the city’s teachers union to work remotely is finalized, city education officials said Tuesday.The Chicago teachers union had been threatening to go on strike for several days amid a dispute with city officials, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, over what they see as insufficient COVID-19 protocols.NEW SEMESTER BRINGS SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND ANGRY TEACHERS UNIONSIn a Tuesday vote, the union’s house of delegates voted 555-77 in favor of moving to remote instruction, CBS Chicago reported. Chicago school officials have said that if the teachers union refuses to show up for in-person classes, the action will be considered an illegal strike. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER“If they do take a vote to do a walkout tomorrow, I have to cancel classes,” CPS chief executive officer Pedro Martinez said. “I am not closing the schools. The schools are going to be open. And so again, all staff will be welcome to come to school because we are going to have a plan for our families. I am not going to let our parents down.” *Source:Washington