Weingarten ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Chicago Strike Close to End

The president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, said she is “cautiously optimistic” that a deal will be reached to end Chicago’s teachers’ strike within a couple of days.

“There’s a real seriousness at the bargaining table,” Weingarten said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital With Al Hunt” airing this weekend.