Chicago Teachers Union Polling Members Over Strike or ‘Shift to Remote Learning’

A sign outside of Columbus Elementary School lets visitors know that the playground has been closed, in Chicago, on Jan. 25, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is polling its members on whether they would back a city-wide strike or a shift to remote learning, citing the surge of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, as students are set to return to the classroom on Jan. 3.

All CTU members were asked to fill out a survey titled “Possible Actions for Safety January 2022,” ahead of an all-member webinar on Dec. 28 to discuss “how each member and every school safety committee can contribute to this escalation in our safety campaign.”