Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers’ demands

CHICAGO (AP) — Demands by striking Chicago teachers include more action to lower housing costs in the nation’s third-largest city and more resources to help homeless students.
The demand for affordable housing citywide is a dramatic example of organized labor’s effort to expand bargaining beyond bread-and-butter issues.
After months of negotiating, the Chicago Teachers Union’s 25,000 members began striking Thursday along with thousands of support staff.
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