Board of Education of City of Chicago v. Chicago Teachers Union

The circuit court of Cook County entered a declaratory judgment holding that the board of education of the city of Chicago (Board) had breached its collective bargaining agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union (Union) by closing schools on June 16, 1977, one day before the date provided by the official school calendar. In addition to an accounting, the court ordered the Board to pay employees covered by the agreement for the day on which schools were closed. The appellate court affirmed. 89 Ill. App. 3d 861.

There is but one question to be resolved: Are the employees covered under the…