PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

>> FOR THE THIRD DAY, CHICAGO

TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF ARE

ON THE PICKET LINE AND NOT IN

THE CLASSROOM.

>> WHAT DO WE WANT?

>> TO FIGHT SOME PROGRESS AFTER

A WEEKEND OF BARGAINING.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING

WE CAN.

>> MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT

EXPRESSING CLEAR FRUSTRATION

WITH THE CTU BARGAINING TEAM

SLOWING THE PACE OF

NEGOTIATIONS.

>> I APPLAUD THEM FOR THE

DEMOCRACY.

BUT THAT'S COMING AT A REAL COST

AND THE PACE OF THIS THING HAS

TO BE ACTS ACCELERATED OR WE

WILL NOT SEE A RESOLUTION.

>> WE ARE IN DAY THREE OF A

STRIKE.

THERE SHOULD NOT BE NEW ISSUES

COMING TO THE TABLE.

>> AFTER VISITING CPS STUDENTS

DISPLAYED BY THE STRIKE, THE

CITY HAS GIVEN ALL IT'S GOT.

>> BEYOND WHAT WE PUT ON TABLE

THERE IS NO MORE MONEY.

AND LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN.

BEYOND WHAT WE PUT ON THE TABLE

THERE IS SIMPLY NO MORE MONEY.

>> SHE DETAILED THE PARTICULAR

IMPACT THE STRIKE IS HAVING ON

STUDENTS LIKE SENIORS NOT BEING

ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON COLLEGE

APPLICATIONS AND ATHLETES

MISSING CRUCIAL GAMES.

>> A FOOTBALL TEAM ONE OF THE

TOP PROGRAMS IN ILLINOIS WILL BE

INELIGIBLE FOR THE STATE

PLAYOFFS IF A STRIKE IS NOT

RESOLVED BY TOMORROW.

>> WE HAVE A TENNIS TEAM WHO IS

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE

THAT HAD TO FORFEIT EVERY GAME

IN A STATE PLAYOFF THESE ARE

MEMORIES WE ARE MAKING FOR OUR

CHILDREN IN ALL THE WRONG WAYS.

>> JANICE JACKSON SAYS EVEN IF

THE ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL

ASSOCIATION WOULD ALLOW IT,

TEAMS CANNOT PLAY UNTIL THE

STRIKE ENDS.

>> WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO PUT

COACHES MANY OF WHOM ARE

TEACHERS IN A POSITION WHEN THEY

ARE CROSSING THE LINE IN ORDER

FOR THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE OUT COMES OF

A WORK STOPPAGE THAT WE DON'T

WANT TO SEE HAPPEN AS A RESULT

BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO PUT

STUDENTS IN HARMS WAY TO COMPETE

WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF

TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR THEM.

>> IN A LETTER LIGHTFOOT AND

JACKSON ASKED CTU LEADERSHIP TO

RETURN TEACHERS TO THE CLASSROOM

SAYING QUOTE...

>> CTU RESPONDED IN A TWEET...

THE UNION HAS SUGGESTED BRINGING

IN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REF

REPRESENTED JESSE JACKSON TO

MEDIATE NEGOTIATIONS.

TO THAT LORI LIGHTFOOT BALKED.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A COMPLICATED

MATTER AND DOWN TO THE FINAL

STROKES BRINGING SOMEBODY BRAND

NEW IN THAT DOES NOT HAVE

EXPERIENCE IN THE PARTICULARS

WILL ONLY RESULT IN DELAY.

>> AND LATE THIS AFTERNOON

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ANNOUNCING CLASSES WILL BE

CANCELED FOR A FOURTH DAY

TOMORROW.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS

POSTPONING THIS WEDNESDAY'S

REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD

MEETING TO ALLOW DISTRICT

LEADERSHIP TO FOCUS ON

NEGOTIATIONS AND MANY CENTRAL

OFFICE STAFFERS HAVE BEEN

DEPLOYED TO SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT

THE STUDENTS.

>> THE MAYOR SAID THERE'S BEEN

SOME PROGRESS WHAT IS SHE

REFERRING TO?

>> HER NEGOTIATORS AGREED TO ONE

NURSE AND ONE SOCIAL WORKER IN

EVERY CPS SCHOOL WITHIN THE NEXT

FIVE YEARS.

AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO REDUCING

CLASS SIZES FIRST IN THE MOST

HIGH POVERTY SCHOOLS AND

SUPPORTING OVERSIZED CLASSROOMS

ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHAT THEY

ARE TALKING ABOUT THERE IS

OFFERING ASSISTANTS FOR THE

CLASSROOMS THAT ARE OVERCROWDED.

AND STAYED PAY RAISES FOR