Chicago is the LAST place teachers need to be going on strike. Chicago is the number one city in the world now for the most violence.
— Sabrina✌️ (@_ItsJuiceee) September 10, 2012
"Teachers will picket until we get a fair contract" CTU President Karen Lewis. First teachers strike in 25 years. #chicago
— Lisa Fielding (@Lisa_Fielding) September 10, 2012
Karen Lewis: No CTU members will be inside our schools in morning
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) September 10, 2012
BREAKING: Chicago Teachers Union says no deal has been reached with CPS; strike still planned http://t.co/bBeeIypy #CPS #chicagoteachers
— Crain's Chicago (@CrainsChicago) September 10, 2012
Breaking: 25,000 Chicago teachers to walk out, Affecting 350,000 kids. Biggest #teacher strike in generation. http://t.co/4XWXMjAC #labor
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) September 10, 2012
Late tonight, the head of the Chicago Teachers’ Union announced a citywide strike of more than 26,000 members after talks with the district broke down. The public employees’ union opposes teacher evaluations, merit-based pay raises, and smaller increases in pay due to budget woes. CTU president Karen Lewis earned criticism from across the spectrum for her combative statement tonight, including a hostile swipe at public charter schools that will defy the strike, put kids first, and open tomorrow:
"Schools – real schools – will not open tomorrow" – Karen Lewis's not so subtle dig at charter schools. #ctustrike
— Elizabeth Green (@elizwgreen) September 10, 2012
I dislike how Karen Lewis said "real" schools will be closed. Aren't the ones open for those who need a place for their kids to go?
— Brandie185 (@Brandie185) September 10, 2012
Did Karen Lewis just say that Charter schools are not real schools? #Chicago
— Meela Palomx (@Meela312) September 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/lauravladika/status/244995118308921344
Nice non-work if you can get it:
https://twitter.com/iamsallybianca/status/244991366172651521
I want a job like the one #chicagoteachers are fighting for, job security, no accountability, & contempt for your customers @michellemalkin
— toni gleeson (@3dudesandalady) September 10, 2012
With #ChicagoTeachers striking & kids out of government schools, there may be hope for our future. @Talkmaster @iowahawkblog @michellemalkin
— Smittie™ GED (Hons), BS (D-) (@smittie61984) September 10, 2012
Many Windy City observers braced for more violence after a summer wracked by youth mobs, shootings, and chaos:
I'm worried about the amount of violence that Chicago will see while during this teachers' strike
— Cedric Shine (@cedricshine) September 10, 2012
First teachers strike in 25 years in Chicago. The city is cloaked in violence much of it involving the youth. Schools should be open.
— Mario (@marioinhydepark) September 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/AshRodri/status/245006052934963201
That teacher strike only means more violence & innocent bystanders for Chicago. It's sad
— Worry Abt Yourself (@ImDinah_Mite) September 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/PaulJGoldsmith/status/244987057632591873
https://twitter.com/Ejayjones3/status/245006541600735234
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a late-night press conference to express his “disappointment.”
LIVE NOW: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on impending teacher strike: http://t.co/Rt8jSLog via CBS News http://t.co/pjawI51w
— Ustream News (@UstreamNews) September 10, 2012
#BREAKING: Mayor @RahmEmanuel "disappointed" with strike. "This is a strike of choice." http://t.co/5kuUFx1e
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) September 10, 2012
Grim faces. RT @UstreamNews: LIVE NOW: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on impending teacher strike: http://t.co/az4wzQv2 http://t.co/HbCZ4sRC
— Tony DiLascio (@TADiLascio) September 10, 2012
Parting words from Rahm: “Our kids belong in the classroom.”
Many Twitter users are putting their hope not in government, but in … prayer:
With the amount of violence already happening in Chicago, please pray for a short strike, cool weather & the Church to step up to plate.
— Brian Dye (@visionnehemiah) September 10, 2012
We all need to pray for the children of Chicago during the strike especially considering the violence that city has faced this year…
— Martin (@mlkingh) September 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/mminthecity/status/244996858328518657
Saddened to learn that Chicago Public School teachers are going on strike tomorrow. Pray for our children.
— Joel Barnes (@JoelDavidBarnes) September 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/NothingLikeDem/status/245004905440505858
If you believe prayer works, take a moment to pray for the safety of our children in Chicago during this strike.
— ✨?????? ✨ (@SweetTee720) September 10, 2012
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