Hold firm, CPS  This is about the future of Chicago  August 31,
2012   • Chicago Teachers Union members could strike in 10 days
if the union and Chicago Public Schools are unable to agree on a
new contract. Chicago Teachers Union members could strike in 10
days if the union and Chicago Public Schools are unable to agree
on a new contract. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune)  The
Chicago Teachers Union announced Thursday that it will lead its
members off the job Sept. 10 if it does not have a new contract.
The teachers could walk off the job and abandon their children
in 10 days.  And for what? Let's make no mistake. The union is
not going to abandon those children because it's fighting for
the best way to educate those children. It's fighting to protect
the jobs of adults, the union members.  That's what a union
does. Protect its members. We understand that. But let's make
sure everyone's clear on why children and their parents could be
shut out of the classroom Sept. 10.  One big stumbling block in
negotiatio