Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-01-23 | Page 4 | Chicago Teacher Strike Looms

Chicago Teacher Strike Looms CHICAGO Jan 25 INS John Fewkes president of the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Teachers' Teachers union declared Friday that if Chicago's public school teachers are arc not paid by Monday a a wide city-wide strike e undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un will be called Fewkes informed Mayor Martin H H. Kennelly of the strike threat rea as the board of education was left without funds to pay teachers' teachers salaries Friday A special meeting of the teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teach teach- ers' ers union was called for Saturday at which time a strike vote will willbe willbe willbe be taken Failure of ot the city council finance fi finance finance fi- fi nance committee to vote approval of the new school tax levy left the board of education without pay roll funds funds- This meant that instead o of getting getting getting get get- ting their first 1948 checks with 14 to 25 salary increases th the city's public school instructors re received received received re- re no pay Friday