After the union representing Chicago Public Schools rejected a fact-finding report that supported teacher’s claims to economic gains in their contracts, teachers have demanded that the union submit to binding arbitration. The teachers have stated that they will strike despite the obvious suffering it would cause parents and students. The Chicago Teachers Union has called this demand a “publicity stunt”, further dividing the two parties. CTU president Karen Lewis is expected to address these demands later this afternoon.
See "CPS asks teachers union for binding arbitration to avoid strike", Chicago Sun Times, April 20, 2016