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Lightfoot calls Chicago Teachers Union walkout 'illegal'

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Newest development Jan 9, 2022 · 4 reportsLightfoot calls Chicago Teachers Union walkout 'illegal'

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday said the Chicago Teacher Union’s walkout is “illegal.”

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  1. Chicago teachers union claims Lightfoot locked them out of online classrooms

    Headline from Washington Examiner ·

  2. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Calls Out Teachers' Union Over Latest Stunt

    Headline from PJ Media ·

  3. Newest

    Lightfoot calls Chicago Teachers Union walkout 'illegal'

    Headline from The Hill ·

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Chicago teachers union claims Lightfoot locked them out of online classrooms (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Chicago Teachers Union is claiming that Mayor Lori Lightfoot has locked teachers out of virtual classrooms after the union voted to move to remote instruction in defiance of city officials.

  2. Fox News

    Chicago mayor threatens to withhold pay after teachers union votes against in-person classes (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned that she will take action against teachers who refuse to show up to school today after a union voted against in-person learning.

  3. Fox News

    'The Five' rip Chicago Teachers Union for throwing children's classes into chaos over COVID: 'Illegal walkout' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    'The Five' discuss Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's conundrum with Chicago Teachers Union after vote for remote learning amid concerns of lax COVID precautions.

  4. Fox News

    Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blasts teachers union over school closings: Trying to 'politicize the pandemic' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, D., continued her war of words with the city's teachers' union, telling MSNBC on Thursday that its holdout was “incredibly sad” as it was attempting to “politicize the pandemic.”

  5. Breitbart News

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Accuses Teachers’ Union of Holding Students ‘Hostage’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused the Chicago Teachers’ Union of holding students “hostage” by refusing to allow in-person learning.

  6. PJ Media

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Calls Out Teachers' Union Over Latest Stunt (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Teachers’ unions have consistently put the needs of America’s children last since the beginning of the pandemic, and even Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is getting sick of their nonsens...

  7. Breitbart News

    Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: ‘What the Chicago Teachers Union Did Was an Illegal Walkout’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that the Chicago Teachers' Union had their teachers take part in an "illegal walkout" by refusing to show up for in-person learning over fears of coronavirus. | Clips

  8. Townhall

    'They Abandoned Kids and Their Families': Chicago Mayor Blasts Teachers Union's 'Illegal Walkout' (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) on Sunday again called out the Chicago Teachers Union for staging an "illegal walkout" and accused the union of abandoning students when it voted against

  9. The Hill

    Lightfoot calls Chicago Teachers Union walkout 'illegal' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday said the Chicago Teacher Union’s walkout is “illegal.”

  10. Fox News

    Chicago Mayor Lightfoot slams teachers' union for 'illegal walk-out,' rejects proposal for remote learning (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted Sunday her team is doing everything they can to reach a deal with the city’s teacher’s union so that children can return to classrooms Monday.

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