Chicago teachers have 'outlines of an agreement' to end strike

Chicago teachers may not be striking much longer. The Chicago Teachers Union is presenting its House of Delegates with "the outlines of an agreement" on a contract this afternoon, and the House of Delegates could vote Sunday to end the strike and reopen Chicago Public Schools on Monday:

"We have the outlines of an agreement on the major issues, but it's not for this (negotiating) committee to decide if we have a deal," said CTU attorney Robert Bloch. "It's for the membership of the union to decide that, and it's for the House of Delegates to determine whether we'll suspend the strike." [...]

School board president David Vitale was also upbeat about the strike ending as he left talks at the Chicago Hilton and Towers this afternoon.

'I'm pleased to tell you that we have in place the framework around the major issues, Vitale said. 'We have more work to do here. The heavy lifting is over. The general framework is in place.'

Though a vote of the House of Delegates would end the strike, the contract must still be approved by a vote of the union's membership. No details have been made public.