Chicago Teachers Union delegates have voted nearly unanimously in support of a COVID-19 safety agreement with Chicago Public Schools, sending the tentative agreement to the full membership for approval by the end of this week.
The uneventful and under-the-radar settlement of this year’s deal comes as a sigh of relief for educators and families who have hoped to avoid the toxic and contentious feuds that marred the past two winters. In both cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot refused teachers’ efforts to continue working from home at the height of the virus’ spread through the city and canceled classes for days.
