{"id":1205200,"date":"2022-01-10T15:21:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T20:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1205200"},"modified":"2022-01-10T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T20:22:16","slug":"chicago-mayor-lightfoot-pushes-back-against-teachers-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-pushes-back-against-teachers-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Mayor Lightfoot pushes back against teachers union"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-mayor-lightfoot-pushes-back-against-teachers-union%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1205200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2572571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2572571\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2572571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORIIII.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park on September 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. - The 700-million-dollar project has been six years in the making and the center is scheduled to open in 2025. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski \/ AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORIIII.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LORIIII-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LORIIII-655x437.jpg 655w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LORIIII-768x512.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2572571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park on September 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.&nbsp; (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:58 AM PT \u2013 Monday, January 10, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot criticized her city\u2019s teachers union over its decision to close schools. During an interview Sunday, the Democrat said the Chicago Teachers Union did an illegal walkout while abandoning their posts and their students.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the teacher\u2019s union proposed an extension for remote learning last week, but Lightfoot denied their request. The union also demanded that schools randomly test at least 10 percent of the student and staff population every week at every school. Additionally, it requested in-person learning be paused for 14 days citywide if positivity rates reach certain specified levels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We always follow the science and data. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tk9ZoZvNXI\">https:\/\/t.co\/Tk9ZoZvNXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosmayor\/status\/1479905747664203776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Lightfoot pointed out that the absolute wrong thing to do is to abandon the science and data that shows in-person learning is best for students.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThey have chose to do unilateral action that is doing nothing but harming children, harming their families, disrupting our system at a time when we need everybody to be unified,\u201d stated the mayor. \u201cWe need our kids in school for in person learning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lightfoot said Chicago Public Schools\u2019 decision to cancel class for three straight days last week has had cascading ripple effects not only on students in their learning, social and emotional welfare, but also on the families. She argued parents are outraged while pointing out 70 percent or more of students in the district qualify for free or reduced lunch. This means many children live in households which are poor and working class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSo we\u2019re drawing a line: enough is enough,\u201d the mayor continued. \u201cI\u2019m tired of the Groundhogs Day appearance of everything that goes on with Chicago Teachers Union leadership. We need partnership, we don\u2019t need conflict right now.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Lightfoot hopes to come to an agreement at the bargaining table and not in a courtroom.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-johnson-announces-re-election-bid-amid-democrat-threats\/\">Sen. 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