After a majority of Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members voted Sunday not to return to schools for in-person instruction, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials announced their planned return date would be pushed back to Wednesday to allow more time for negotiations between the district and the union. A recent release has stated that CTU voted to authorize all rank-and-file educators in Chicago Public Schools to move to remote learning beginning Monday. CTU said 86% of its members participated in the vote Sunday, with 71% voting to continue remote learning. CPS contends that by not returning to in-person learning that CTU is engaging in a "decision to strike" and is in direct violation of its collective bargaining agreement. However, CTU asserts that its vote was based on "unsafe" working conditions and is not comparable to a work stoppage as teachers will still conduct classes remotely.
See "Chicago Public School Push Back Start Date for In-Person Learning", NBC Chicago, January 25, 2021