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Chicago Teachers Union president says Illinois owes schools $6 billion
Original: CTU president talks strike, says state owes $6 billion
The president of the Chicago Teachers Union says the union is prepared to strike and claims Illinois owes schools roughly $6 billion in unpaid funding. The remarks come amid ongoing contract disputes in Chicago, with union leaders pressing the state for more education money and warning that underfunding could push teachers toward labor action.
Why now: The possibility of a teachers' strike in Chicago, tied to funding disputes with the state, is a major local labor story.
Chicago Teachers UnionStacy Davis GatesChicagoIllinois
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- CTU president talks strike, says state owes $6 billion · The Center Square
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