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Angela Diaz, a sophomore at Lane Tech College Prep, rallies outsie her school. 'Teachers are fundamental to our future,' she said. 'Who are we without our teachers?'
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Nilo Anderson, a 3rd grader at John James Audubon Elementary, stands with his mother, Marjorie Custodio, outside Lane Tech.
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Madeline Staurseth, an art teacher at Lane Tech, pickets outside her school.
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City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin speaks at a morning rally outside Lane Tech.
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Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, joins Conyears-Ervin.
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Dozens of teachers, school staff, students, and parents picket outside Lane Tech.
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Nathalie Castillo, a kindergarten teacher at Burnham Math & Science Academy, rallies in the Loop.
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CTU members rally in the Loop. 'Get up, get down, Chicago is a union town,' they chanted.
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Bianca Salgado, a nurse at Lane Tech, rallies on Dearborn.
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Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22nd), Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd), Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), Commissioner Alma Anaya, and Sen. Robert Peters pose for a photo before marching through the Loop.
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CTU members and their supporters kicked off the march on Dearborn, near CPS Headquarters.
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Thousands joined the march through downtown.
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Xaviera Banks marches in support of her mother, a teacher, and father, a Park District Employee.
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CTU leadership, including President Jesse Sharkey (center) and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates (left), march past City Hall.
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Brad Wolter, a physical therapist at eight different CPS schools, pauses for a portrait with his bike.
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Commissioner Alma Anaya and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin help lead the march.
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Members of SEIU Local 73, which represents public schools support staff, march alongside teachers on Michigan Avenue.
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Onlookers cheer for the marchers from the Nichols Bridgeway.
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Brian Cerda and Leticia Gutierrez, both CPS teachers, stand with their children Evelene and Damian.
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Signs are gathered in Grant Park after the march.
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