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芝加哥教师发动大罢工

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-09-11 08:11 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Teachers in Chicago have gone on strike for the first time in 25 years, prompting a showdown with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over a contract dispute.

芝加哥的老师们25年以来首次发动罢工，造成与市长拉姆•伊曼纽尔合同纠纷的摊牌。

As many as 26,000 teachers were expected to stay away, with picket¹ lines（警戒线） forming around the city.

About 350,000 students were affected² by the strike in the nation's third-largest district.

The walkout was called after all-day talks broke down on Sunday, following months of negotiations³.

The two sides met again on Monday to continue negotiations, but failed to reach a settlement, meaning the strike will extend into at least a second day.

"This is not a strike I wanted," the mayor said. "It's unnecessary, it's avoidable and it's wrong."

Safety concerns

School officials said they had doubled the pay rise offered, for a total of 16% over four years.

"This is about as much as we can do," Chicago school board chief David Vitale told the Chicago Tribune. "There is only so much money in the system."

Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, said the two sides were close to agreement on pay issues, but remained far apart on healthcare insurance provisions, job security and teacher evaluations⁴.

"This is a difficult decision and one we hoped we could have avoided," Ms Lewis said.

"We must do things differently in this city if we are to provide our students with the education they so rightfully deserve."

Teachers arriving at picket lines on Monday morning, the second week of school for most American children, appeared defiant⁵（挑衅的） and ready for a battle.

Linda Kim, an English teacher striking outside Lake View High School, told the Tribune: "They said yesterday the strike is our choice.

"It could have been their choice to resolve this a while ago… They could resolve this any day, but they're choosing not to."

Officials said about 140 schools opened between 08:30 and 12:30 in order to provide breakfast and lunch to those children on free school meals.

Chicago's transit⁶ officials were offering free rides on buses and trains to students until the strike was resolved.

But there were concerns that having thousands of unsupervised children out of school could prompt violence and disorder⁷, especially in areas of the city known for gang issues.

"What are these families going to do? Are you going to stay home from work today because of this?" Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat⁸, said on CNN on Monday morning.

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1 picket
n.纠察队；警戒哨；v.设置纠察线；布置警卫
参考例句：
They marched to the factory and formed a picket.他们向工厂前进,并组成了纠察队。 Some of the union members did not want to picket.工会的一些会员不想担任罢工纠察员。

2 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 evaluations
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。

5 defiant
adj.无礼的，挑战的
参考例句：
With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。 He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

6 transit
n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过
参考例句：
His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。 The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

7 disorder
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。 It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

8 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

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