Charles Blow and Randi Weingarten on Why Chicago Teachers Defy Return


Class was not in session today for 340,000 Chicago public school students after the cityโ€™s teacherโ€™s union voted not to show up for in-person work amid the latest COVID-19 surge.

After classes took place both Monday and Tuesday, the union voted late last night to teach virtually instead, which prompted officials to cancel todayโ€™s classes altogether.

The union cited unsafe conditions for teaching, including staff shortages and a lack of testing for students as cases reached a record high in the state today.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, joins Charles Blow on โ€œPrimeโ€ to discuss.

All this and more on โ€œPrime.โ€

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