Interview: Jesse Sharkey and Jeffrey Howard CTU SEIU Strike

22/10/2019 9 min

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CTU President Jesse Sharkey and SEIU Local 73 Vice-President Jeffrey  Howard speak to the press on day 6 of the CTU-SEIU 73 Chicago Public  Schools strike.  They discuss the letter from Mayor Lori Lightfoot that  indicated that the City and the Board are not serious about making  progress in contract negotiations.  Jesse and Jeffrey discuss  outstanding issues in negotiations like class sizes and prep time for  teachers and PSRPs.  The impromptu press conference followed the rally  headlined by presidential candidate, Senator Elizabeth Warren.

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