Chicago teachers rebel amid COVID surge safety fears

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The current COVID surge in the U.S. is now pitting teachers against their employers in Chicago.

Teachers voted to resume remote learning in defiance of the mayor’s insistence on​in-personclasses.

And asretailerMacy’s announced it was shortening hours​across all its U.S. stores​to cope withCOVIDstaffing shortages, lawmakers are reportedly discussing another stimulus program to help businesses through the pandemic's latest wave.

CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reports.

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