After an all - night negotiating session, the Chicago Teachers Union and the board of education reached agreement last week on a new contract that narrowly averted a strike in the nation's third - largest school system. (edweek.org)
Teachers» union officials have warned, however, that an increase double that size may be needed to avert a strike in the coming months. (edweek.org)
They were in last ditch talks to avert a strike last night. (politics.co.uk)