Bargaining Updates
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Chicago Academy math teacher pulls back the curtain on CPS salary offer
October 11, 2019
City Hall and Chicago Public Schools have long touted a "fulsome compensation package" of a salary nearing $100,000 for the
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Oct. 10 P.M. Bargaining Update
October 11, 2019
The upshot of today's bargaining is this: the president of the Board of Education, Miguel del Valle, came in today
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Bargaining update: Friday, Oct. 4
October 4, 2019
Teacher and CTU chief of staff Jen Johnson with today's video update—including our response to the mayor's threat to refuse
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Despite CPS spin, ‘offer’ falls far short for low-wage teaching assistants, classroom needs
September 30, 2019
With mayor now effectively bargaining in public, CTU proposes livestreaming negotiating sessions to give families, educators, public a seat at
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CPS finally brought an offer to the table today, but it fails to address key issues
September 27, 2019
Nine months after contract negotiations began and after a 94% strike authorization vote, the bargaining team for Chicago Public Schools
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Early childhood and bilingual education bargaining update
September 26, 2019
Rank and file bargaining team members Paula Barajas, Arathi Jayaram, Nancy Serrano and Lashawn Wallace talk about today’s bargaining sessions.
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Health care bargaining update with rank-and-file and experts.
September 24, 2019
Today, rank and file members of our bargaining team took time out from teaching, left the students they care for
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Sunday bargaining update, 9/22 tele-town hall, and next steps
September 15, 2019
Dear Members: Bargaining has increased in frequency, but has not broken through, as CPS continues to avoid movement on key
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9/10/19: An update from today’s bargaining session
September 10, 2019
Dear all: Last week at the House of Delegates meeting, I told folks that Mayor Lightfoot had reached out. Today,
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Bargaining Update for September 10, 2019
September 10, 2019
Dear CTU Members: I hope your first week back to school went well! If it didn’t, the union wants to
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Bargaining update: What’s on the table—and what must improve
September 2, 2019
An update on bargaining last week: We presented on issues that include REACH—proposing that highly rated (Proficient and Excellent), tenured
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Homer stands with @CTULocal1 and @SEIU73. Even his doggy daycare has class-size limits, so he’s baffled as to why @chicagosmayor and @ChiPubSchools won’t put class-size limits for Chicago students in writing. #PutItInWriting #CTU #FairContractNow #strikedog https://t.co/LIpOedlM6r
Homer stands with @CTULocal1 and @SEIU73. Even his doggy daycare has class-size limits, so he’s baffled as to why @chicagosmayor and @ChiPubSchools won’t put class-size limits for Chicago students in writing. #PutItInWriting #CTU #FairContractNow #strikedog https://t.co/LIpOedlM6r
33 minutes ago
195 days ago Lori Lightfoot was elected Mayor of Chicago. #faircontractnow #putitinwriting @CTULocal1 @TeachForJustice @CTSCampaign @GIAChicago @ILRaiseYourHand @stacydavisgates @Sarah4Justice @jacksonpCTU https://t.co/dk0bnSg8oF
195 days ago Lori Lightfoot was elected Mayor of Chicago. #faircontractnow #putitinwriting @CTULocal1 @TeachForJustice @CTSCampaign @GIAChicago @ILRaiseYourHand @stacydavisgates @Sarah4Justice @jacksonpCTU https://t.co/dk0bnSg8oF
16 hours ago
TOMORROW Stand with @CTULocal1 and @SEIU. Indoor rally at 77 W. Washington in Chicago @ 2 p.m. ✊ #faircontractnow https://t.co/VabeA1Arga #PutInWriting
TOMORROW Stand with @CTULocal1 and @SEIU. Indoor rally at 77 W. Washington in Chicago @ 2 p.m. ✊ #faircontractnow https://t.co/VabeA1Arga #PutInWriting
16 hours ago
When your students lift you up and support the contract struggle because they know that our demands are for us to get the things that Chicago students deserve @CTULocal1 @CTULatinx #PutItInWriting #faircontractnow https://t.co/2eEwktGtGA
When your students lift you up and support the contract struggle because they know that our demands are for us to get the things that Chicago students deserve @CTULocal1 @CTULatinx #PutItInWriting #faircontractnow https://t.co/2eEwktGtGA
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