“To say that the contract will be settled today [Tuesday] is lunacy,” CTU president Karen Lewis told cheering teachers.
Ms. Lewis sounded like she is digging in for the long haul when she said,
… two sides remained far apart, noting that they have signed off on only six of the 49 articles in the contract. Main sticking points include evaluations and the rehiring of laid-off teachers.
And Lewis sounded, also, like she might even be enjoying herself or, at least, finding the whole business of negotiations and going out on strike just a little amusing. Before departing the rally where she had been speaking and heading back to the negotiations, she told the crowd,
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