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September 10, 2012

Chicago Teachers Stage 1st Strike in 25 Years 
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Some 25,000 Chicago public school teachers have gone on strike for the
first time in 25 years. The teachers are walking off the job after union
leaders failed to reach agreement with the nation's third-largest school
district over education reforms sought by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

 

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