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Karen Lewis (née Jennings; July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014.
Feb 8, 2021 · Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis passed away Sunday following a years-long battle with brain cancer, a spokesperson confirmed Monday. "Long live the memory of Karen...
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Feb 8, 2021 · Karen Lewis, the firebrand former Chicago Teachers Union president who led a seven-day strike and nearly ran for mayor, has died at 67. Details of her death were not immediately available, but...
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Feb 8, 2021 · CHICAGO (AP) — Karen Lewis, a former Chicago Teachers Union president and onetime mayoral hopeful, has died at age 67, a spokeswoman said Monday. Known for her fiery speaking style, Lewis seriously considered a challenge against then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel before she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014.
Feb 8, 2021 · CHICAGO — Karen Lewis, a formidable teachers union leader in Chicago who battled Rahm Emanuel when he was mayor, and who in 2012 led the city’s public-school teachers in their first strike in a...
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Feb 8, 2021 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died, the union announced Monday. Lewis, 67, served as president of the union until stepping down in 2018, with Jesse...
Feb 8, 2021 · Karen Lewis, the firebrand former Chicago Teachers Union president who led a seven-day strike in 2012 and was a one-time mayoral hopeful who was unable to run for office because of a cancer...
