Volume 86, Issue 5
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Our brother Brandon Johnson has reignited the power of the rainbow to bring our movement to city hall
By electing our brother Brandon Johnson mayor, we have an opportunity to vote for the future that was promised to the slaves. We have the privilege to vote on the manifestation of Dr. King’s dream, the marriage of labor and civil rights, and finally create a city for the many, not the privileged few.
President’s message: The choice is clear
Union siblings, We are at an historic moment, on the precipice of securing a more just and equitable city for everyone in Chicago. If we want fully funded schools and a mayor who respects our work as educators, we must elect our union brother Brandon Johnson mayor...
Brandon Johnson’s Better Chicago Agenda would build safer, stronger city without raising property taxes
While mayoral front-runner and school privatizer-in-chief Paul Vallas resorts to racist dog whistles and Mayor Lori Lightfoot resorts to lies, Brandon Johnson is keeping his eye on the prize by focusing on the issues that matter to educators and working families across the city.
Report from the field: Talking and listening to voters important in 36th Ward race
CTU members Daniel Burke and Paula Barajas are two of hundreds of rank-and-file members out in the field, knocking on doors, supporting our mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson, 36th Ward aldermanic candidate Lori Torres Whitt and other education champions seeking to transform city hall this year. Read their report from the field.
Worried about your pension? If Paul Vallas wins, you should be
CTU retiree Howard Heath remembers very clearly how Paul Vallas’ reign in CPS destabilized our pension system. If you’re worried about your pension, vote NO on Vallas.
Say “No” to Paul Vallas and the school privatization, destabilization he wants to unleash on our city
The privatization and destabilization of our schools was started by none other than current mayoral candidate and front-runner Paul Vallas. We must vote NO on Vallas and the havoc he will unleash on our city.
Report from the field: Building community in the 50th Ward one door at a time
CTU member Isaac Krantz-Perlman lives in the 50th Ward and has been going door-to-door talking with voters about the issues important to them in the Feb. 28 election. He filed this report from the field.
In Memoriam January 2023
Lists of deceased members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) are provided to the Chicago Union Teacher by the office of the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund (CTPF) and are printed as received. If you notice an error or omission, please first contact the CTPF at 312.641.4464 or via email at memberservices@ctpf.org to report the information. Please contact the CTU Membership Dept. as well by phoning 312.329.9100. Both the CTPF and CTU disburse survivor benefits to deceased members’ designated beneficiaries.
Delegates Not Present February 8, 2023 House of Delegates Meeting
These delegates did not log into the virtual House of Delegates Meeting on February 8, 2023.
Delegates Not Present January 11, 2023 House of Delegates Meeting
These delegates did not log into the virtual House of Delegates Meeting on January 11, 2023.
Our brother Brandon Johnson has reignited the power of the rainbow to bring our movement to city hall
By electing our brother Brandon Johnson mayor, we have an opportunity to vote for the future that was promised to the slaves. We have the privilege to vote on the manifestation of Dr. King’s dream, the marriage of labor and civil rights, and finally create a city for the many, not the privileged few.
President’s message: The choice is clear
Union siblings, We are at an historic moment, on the precipice of securing a more just and equitable city for everyone in Chicago. If we want fully funded schools and a mayor who respects our work as educators, we must elect our union brother Brandon Johnson mayor...Brandon Johnson’s Better Chicago Agenda would build safer, stronger city without raising property taxes
While mayoral front-runner and school privatizer-in-chief Paul Vallas resorts to racist dog whistles and Mayor Lori Lightfoot resorts to lies, Brandon Johnson is keeping his eye on the prize by focusing on the issues that matter to educators and working families across the city.
Report from the field: Talking and listening to voters important in 36th Ward race
CTU members Daniel Burke and Paula Barajas are two of hundreds of rank-and-file members out in the field, knocking on doors, supporting our mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson, 36th Ward aldermanic candidate Lori Torres Whitt and other education champions seeking to transform city hall this year. Read their report from the field.
Worried about your pension? If Paul Vallas wins, you should be
CTU retiree Howard Heath remembers very clearly how Paul Vallas’ reign in CPS destabilized our pension system. If you’re worried about your pension, vote NO on Vallas.
Say “No” to Paul Vallas and the school privatization, destabilization he wants to unleash on our city
The privatization and destabilization of our schools was started by none other than current mayoral candidate and front-runner Paul Vallas. We must vote NO on Vallas and the havoc he will unleash on our city.
Report from the field: Building community in the 50th Ward one door at a time
CTU member Isaac Krantz-Perlman lives in the 50th Ward and has been going door-to-door talking with voters about the issues important to them in the Feb. 28 election. He filed this report from the field.
In Memoriam January 2023
Lists of deceased members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) are provided to the Chicago Union Teacher by the office of the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund (CTPF) and are printed as received. If you notice an error or omission, please first contact the CTPF at 312.641.4464 or via email at memberservices@ctpf.org to report the information. Please contact the CTU Membership Dept. as well by phoning 312.329.9100. Both the CTPF and CTU disburse survivor benefits to deceased members’ designated beneficiaries.
Delegates Not Present February 8, 2023 House of Delegates Meeting
These delegates did not log into the virtual House of Delegates Meeting on February 8, 2023.
Delegates Not Present January 11, 2023 House of Delegates Meeting
These delegates did not log into the virtual House of Delegates Meeting on January 11, 2023.
