Chicago Public Schools, CTU still without deal; in-person learning pushed back to Tuesday - ABC7 Chicago

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President Sharkey and CTU lawyers had a conversation with Mayor Lightfoot today. The conversation was very cordial. The mayor did reiterate the disappointment she expressed on Friday, referring to the "ultra-democratic" nature of freight units. But as we all know, trade unions should be like this: democracy.

Like our officials, staff, members, students and the families they serve, as well as our entire city, the mayor really wants an agreement. Moreover, she is willing to allow the time needed to reach an agreement in the process.

What our members demand is in line with what is being done by school districts across the country. Our union has also successfully reached an agreement with a charter school united by the union. We hope that the educators and students of Chicago public schools can do the same.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that negotiations between the CPS region and CTU have made progress, but important issues need to be resolved.

As of early this Saturday, no agreement has been reached between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Federation of Teachers, as the district is trying to reopen face-to-face learning for some students on Monday.

No, no, no. We are progressing well and are working hard to reach an agreement on all the key components with the people at the negotiating table (like what happened in other cities).

In the last hour, the mayor destroyed all this.

These are the facts.

Health experts discussed on Friday the issue of CPS returning to the face-to-face learning program.

Janice Jackson, chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, provided the latest news during Friday's negotiations.

Although some parents want their children to return to the classroom, others believe that CPS is not prepared to deal with COVID-19.

Quentin Washington, a member of the CTU Executive Committee, participated in the CPS negotiations on Friday.