Potential repeal of key education law could throw wrench into CPS reopening plan – Chicago Sun-Times*

Section 4.5 of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, passed in 1995, limits the bargaining power of the CTU — and other unions that represent school support staff — to bread and butter labor issues such as pay and benefits. It allows CPS to avoid negotiations over several school-related topics such as class sizes, staff assignments, charter schools, subcontracting, layoffs and the length of the school day and year.