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Chicago teacher's strike

Summary

18 September 2012

Three hundred and fifty thousand school children in Chicago face a second week off school after a teachers union voted to extend a week-long strike by at least two more days. Chicago's Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has said he will seek a court injunction to declare the strike illegal.

Reporter:

Jane Little

Report

The decision by union leaders to extend their consultation1 period over a deal reached with the city at the weekend, has escalated2 a political battle with Chicago's mayor. Rahm Emanuel vowed3 to end what he called an illegal strike. 

It's the first of its kind in twenty five years, and is awkward for President Obama, who has close ties to the mayor and whose political career was forged in Chicago. In a tough election battle, he needs the support of the teachers unions, the Democrats4 have long counted on. But the president has pushed for the very reforms at issue here, including teacher evaluations5 the union says could lead to thousands being unfairly sacked.


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1 consultation VZAyq     
n.咨询；商量；商议；会议
参考例句：
  • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
  • The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
2 escalated 219d770572d00a227dc481a3bdb2c51e     
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
  • The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
  • The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
3 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
4 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 evaluations a116c012e4b127eb506b6098697095ab     
估价( evaluation的名词复数 )； 赋值； 估计价值； [医学]诊断
参考例句：
  • In fact, our moral evaluations are merely expressions of our desires. 事实上，我们的道德评价只是我们欲望的表达形式。 来自哲学部分
  • Properly speaking, however, these evaluations and insights are not within the concept of official notice. 但准确地讲，这些评估和深远见识并未包括在官方通知概念里。

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