Two whole weeks have gone by and students in the Chicago public school are still not in school. The Chicago teacher's union continues to strike in hope of receiving a contract that suits their needs. It was said that teachers would be in school by friday, however they now say the earliest would be Tuesday. Fortunately, a contract was made, and the union leaders described it as a "good contract", yet it is still not signed. Kevin Hughes, a delegate, stated that the union should take at least another day to review the contract. While teachers continue to focus on the strike, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel is disgusted by the whole situation. He believes the "children of Chicago are [being] played as pawns in an internal dispute within the union". He also continues to express that children in CPS are not receiving the education that "matches their potential". While the teachers in the CPS district certainly deserve a better contract, the students deserve to continue receiving an education. To add, parents of these children are not sure what/how to continue watching their kids when they usually would be in school. These teachers should continue to fight, but I do believe they should go back and teach. These students have been out of school for over a week, and there is a tentative contract at hand, there is no need for the teachers to not go back and teach.
A strong American belief is to fight for what you want, and the teachers of the Chicago union are doing just that. However, if the teachers do not return to the classrooms soon, new precautions will be made, and the teachers will definitely not get what they want. Therefore, how far should the teachers continue going? Keep striking until they get all that they want? Or settle for now, and go back to the classrooms?
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