Teachers angry over stalled talks take downtown Chicago
The Chicago Teachers Union gathered downtown and marched in a massive show of unity after a tumultuous month at the negotiation table with Chicago Public Schools.
Today in labor history: 200,000 students boycott Chicago public schools
Civil rights groups organized the boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
New teacher union movement is rising
Teacher unions must unite with parents, students and the community to improve public schools so that we have healthy communities and a vibrant democracy.
Today in labor history: 50th anniversary of Chicago public schools boycott
On October 22, 1963, a coalition of civil rights groups organized Freedom Day, a mass boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
