Resources for Students and Families to Cope with COVID-19
My Union
Caring, united, democratic: CTU is more than 25,000 teachers, paraprofessionals and clinicians acting as one. Learn about fellow members. Ensure that union staff can keep you in the loop. Participate in our democracy.
My Rights
In every school and workplace, unity in action protects our members and the students we serve. Learn how to stand up for your rights, unite with fellow CTU members, and get help from CTU staff when you need it.
My Movement
Along with parents, students and community we advocate for the schools – and the city – that our students deserve. Learning, working and living conditions are not separate. Together, our Union wages a comprehensive fight.
My Union
Caring, united, democratic: CTU is more than 25,000 teachers, paraprofessionals and clinicians acting as one. Learn about fellow members. Ensure that union staff can keep you in the loop. Participate in our democracy.
My Rights
In every school and workplace, unity in action protects our members and the students we serve. Learn how to stand up for your rights, unite with fellow CTU members, and get help from CTU staff when you need it.
My Movement
Along with parents, students and community we advocate for the schools – and the city – that our students deserve. Learning, working and living conditions are not separate. Together, our Union wages a comprehensive fight.
New Poll Shows Black and Brown Families Overwhelming Support CTU’s Demand for High-Quality Remote Learning
CPS must budget for equity, not just talk about equity
Mayor’s budget for desperately under-resourced school communities shows distorted priorities that rob working class students. CHICAGO, August 10, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to CPS’ release of the 2020-21 budget: Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools have invested almost nothing in safety precautions for school communities, and […]City Hall, CPS must commit to supporting every student and family through deadly COVID-19 pandemic
We have 35 days until students report to school, and CPS must immediately start planning transparently and in partnership with our union to provide every student the educational, social and emotional supports they need to learn and grow.Video Update on Bargaining Over Fall Schooling
CTU officers, staff and rank-and-file members report on the state of talks with CPS about reopening plans for the fall.Your Union is Here to Help
Caring, united, democratic: CTU is more than 25,000 teachers, paraprofessionals and clinicians acting as one.
Administrative Transfer Window
Teachers will be able to transfer schools for Fall 2020 without principal permission between April 8, 2020 and May 23, 2020.
Report:
The Schools Chicago’s Students Deserve 2.0
This 2018 update to CTU’s 2012 report, The Schools Chicago’s Students Deserve provides a counter-narrative to the corporate agenda on education. SCSD 2.0 highlights the many racist inequities that have continued, or in some cases worsened, since 2012. CTU has a track record of fighting for reforms to change these realities, which is why Chicagoans continue to trust the CTU more than the Board of Education, more than Mayor Emanuel and more than any “reformer” backed by billionaires and corporate foundations.
