COVID Tracker
Union Democracy:
Delegate Elections Under Remote Learning
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New HS Teacher Functional VP: Michael Smith (Englewood STEM)
Petition: Safety First!
Class Size Survey and Enforcement Info
News & Guidance on Remote Learning
#WeStillTeach TV
My Rights
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 for the soul of public education.
My Union
Caring, democratic, united: CTU is more than 25,000 teachers, paraprofessionals and clinicians acting as one. Learn about Union membership, read the latest Union news, access professional development opportunities and make sure you’re in the loop for Union communication.
My Rights
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 for the soul of public education.
My Union
Caring, democratic, united: CTU is more than 25,000 teachers, paraprofessionals and clinicians acting as one. Learn about Union membership, read the latest Union news, access professional development opportunities and make sure you’re in the loop for Union communication.
Charter headlines for the week of Nov. 9
Namaste is the latest charter school to experience a COVID-19 outbreak. After months of negotiations, and a request for a mediator, we are seeing progress in CICS-Civitas talks. Instituto Health and Science Career Academy is hiring a psychologist to comply with the CTU contract. Three laid off special education apprentices have been recalled at Acero, after members organized against the layoffs.
read moreLSC Election Guidance for School Staff
The 2020 LSC elections are taking place during report card pick-up for elementary on Wednesday, November 18 and for high school on Thursday, November 19 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This election has obviously been hampered by the COVID-19 crisis, but CPS has also not handled it wellArbitrator again rules for remote work for clerks and tech cos as COVID-19 ravages our communities.
In a 38-page final order, the independent arbitrator ruled that CPS clerks and other staff cannot be forced to work in unsafe buildings. We will be holding an emergency meeting with school clerks, technology coordinators and other rank and file members impacted by the arbitration opinion very soon‘Mediation’ for CPS means dodging safety obligations
CPS will only engage in mediation if they can walk away at any time, have no obligation to negotiate, are free to make decisions with no input from educators, parents, school communities. CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2020—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement today regarding CPS’ response to the Union’s request for mediation: The Mayor […]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 Spring 2021 without principal permission between November 22, 2020 and January 6, 2021.
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.
