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    Angela Diaz, a sophomore at Lane Tech College Prep, rallies outsie her school. 'Teachers are fundamental to our future,' she said. 'Who are we without our teachers?'
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 2 / 20
    Nilo Anderson, a 3rd grader at John James Audubon Elementary, stands with his mother, Marjorie Custodio, outside Lane Tech.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 3 / 20
    Madeline Staurseth, an art teacher at Lane Tech, pickets outside her school.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 4 / 20
    City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin speaks at a morning rally outside Lane Tech.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 5 / 20
    Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, joins Conyears-Ervin.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 6 / 20
    Dozens of teachers, school staff, students, and parents picket outside Lane Tech.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 7 / 20
    Nathalie Castillo, a kindergarten teacher at Burnham Math & Science Academy, rallies in the Loop.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 8 / 20
    CTU members rally in the Loop. 'Get up, get down, Chicago is a union town,' they chanted.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 9 / 20
    Bianca Salgado, a nurse at Lane Tech, rallies on Dearborn.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 10 / 20
    Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22nd), Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd), Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), Commissioner Alma Anaya, and Sen. Robert Peters pose for a photo before marching through the Loop.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 11 / 20
    CTU members and their supporters kicked off the march on Dearborn, near CPS Headquarters.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 12 / 20
    Thousands joined the march through downtown.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 13 / 20
    Xaviera Banks marches in support of her mother, a teacher, and father, a Park District Employee.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 14 / 20
    CTU leadership, including President Jesse Sharkey (center) and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates (left), march past City Hall.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 15 / 20
    Brad Wolter, a physical therapist at eight different CPS schools, pauses for a portrait with his bike.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 16 / 20
    Commissioner Alma Anaya and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin help lead the march.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 17 / 20
    Members of SEIU Local 73, which represents public schools support staff, march alongside teachers on Michigan Avenue.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 18 / 20
    Onlookers cheer for the marchers from the Nichols Bridgeway.
    Photo: Max Herman
  • 19 / 20
    Brian Cerda and Leticia Gutierrez, both CPS teachers, stand with their children Evelene and Damian.
    Photo: Max Herman
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    Signs are gathered in Grant Park after the march.
    Photo: Max Herman
CPS on Strike

Thousands flooded the Loop on Thursday in support of Chicago public school teachers and staff, who are demanding higher wages, smaller class sizes, and more support staff like nurses and social workers. Dispatches from Day 1 of the Chicago teacher strike:

October 18, 2019, 1:01 pm
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