Yesterday, teachers in UNO Charter School Network, who are represented by the American Federation of Teacher’s charter school branch, announced a strike deadline of October 19 if they can not reach an agreement with Chicago Public Schools. This deadline is 8 days after the Chicago Teachers Union’s strike date of October 11th. Talks between the CTU and CPS are expected to continue through this weekend and have lasted over a year. The CTU is against charter schools because they act as competitors to district-run schools and usually don’t use organized labor. The strikes show that the CTU could influence the future of charter schools going forward.
See "Charter school teachers vote to strike Oct. 19 if no deal reached", Juan Perez Jr. and Nereida Moreno, Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2016