Chicago Teachers’ Union Votes to End Strike - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us/vote-scheduled-on-chicago-teachers-contract.html

Officially the strike has been suspended, not ended, because negotiations are ongoing and a contract has yet to be ratified. I supported Chicago teachers' in this action, but it reminds me that two of the major issues affecting teachers -- professional trust and student poverty -- are often too big to be encompassed within the confines of a contract negotiation.