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FBN's Jeff Flock on the Chicago teachers union holding a strike in preparation for its upcoming contract.
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Taylor the ripple effect of Wisconsin's recall election spreading of Chicago -- two unions getting ready for a fight Jeff Flock is there with details Jeff.
It so worst possible time -- for big labor to be back on its heels -- Chicago teacher's union has a big contract coming up at the end of this summer.
And -- -- they are doing something unprecedented in getting ready for that they held a strike vote already.
Two and a half months out before the end of the contract the teachers met.
An Alitalia then there's big change coming to Chicago mayor Emanuel who now runs the schools you know the old mayor Richard Daley when he first became mayor back in the early eighties did not run the schools took over because of -- big strike in 1987.
That's the last strike in the Chicago public school system -- covered that back in 1987 was very divisive.
And it was a real mess mayor -- I don't wanna ever had that happen again -- -- -- now trying to lengthen the school day in Chicago is he says -- don't go to school long enough.
-- teachers can bank sick days for every wants to do away with that deal with some of the pension issues.
And you know Mayer -- Emanuel is the guy when he was in the White House when dealing with the UAW once said.
-- the UAW when he didn't like -- so.
It's gonna be a big challenge for the mayor and for the union coming up at the worst possible time after the Wisconsin vote which smackdown.
Big labor -- what was that what it -- -- will say today UAW.
He said can be fully to the to the UAW I think is what it was ahead I think -- I remember correctly and a Jeff flock of what -- yes thanks there.
