The Chicago Teachers’ Union has entered its second day of its strike. Over 300,000 Chicago students are out of school, as the city government continues to negotiate with its teachers. Insiders assert that the union and the city government remain far apart from a satisfactory resolution, and speculate that the strike will continue through the weekend. The Chicago Teachers’ Union is fighting for smaller class sizes, an increase in wages, and more monetary resources for schools. The Chicago Board of Education has asserted that monetary resources are inadequate to meet the full demands of the Chicago Teachers’ Union.
See "Chicago teachers' strike stretches into second day as negotiations continue", Dakin Andone and Holly Yan, CNN, October 18, 2019