WASHINGTON POST: Teacher Strike A Problem For Rahm Emanuel, President Obama. “Teachers are now on strike in Chicago— loudly and enthusiastically — and Emanuel (D) finds himself in a far more pointed and public battle than he had bargained for. Under a national spotlight, his famous dealmaking skills are being severely tested by an increasingly familiar set of schoolhouse issues seen in communities across the country as contentious and often personal. If the strike persists, its tone and outcome could ripple well beyond Chicago, given Emanuel’s close association with President Obama.”