The troubled Chicago teachers' union could be headed for another strike

Source: Business Insider

MARY WISNIEWSKI

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago Teachers Union official said on Thursday the union has broken off contract talks with the public school system but it was too soon to say if there would be a repeat of the 2012 strike.

Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey said it was now "highly unlikely" an agreement would be reached before the current contract expires on Tuesday. Sharkey said the union will talk to Chicago Public Schools in the future, but for now the two sides are at an impasse.

"Nothing is off the table," Sharkey said, when asked about a possible strike. "We had hoped to be able to make a deal."

Getting to a new contract without another strike will be a major test of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's second term.

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