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CTU VP Stacy Davis Gates provides update on day one of fact-finding, prospects for strike
2:30 p.m. briefing will take place at the office of CPS lead counsel Jim Franczek, 300 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago.
read moreTele-Town Hall: Wednesday, July 17, 7 p.m.
Join us by phone at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, for a tele-town hall to learn more about current bargaining for a new CPS contract.
read moreMayor Lightfoot, can we talk?
An Open Letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot from the Chicago Teachers Union: Dear Mayor Lightfoot, When you ran for mayor, you gave Chicago’s students, parents and teachers hope that you would reverse many years of failed education initiatives and poor policy decisions...
read moreCPS rejects educational justice for students at bargaining table
Another fruitless negotiating session undercuts Lightfoot promise of real equity for CPS students, as Mayor and bargaining team refuse to invest $1 billion in new state funds in classrooms. CHICAGO—Over a thousand CPS classrooms are overcrowded, with students learning...
read moreTODAY, 4:30PM – Bargaining update: Latest CPS contract proposals fail students
4:30 p.m. TODAY, Thurs., July 11: press conference/bargaining update CTU headquarters, 1901 W. Carroll, Chicago Less than eight weeks before students return to school, CPS and CTU remain far apart on equity demands for students and schools, as CPS stalls in investing...
read moreWe return to bargaining today with a message for the city of Chicago
When Lori Lightfoot ran for mayor, she gave Chicago students, parents and educators hope that her administration would reverse many years of failed education initiatives and poor policy decisions pursued by those who came before her. Candidate Lightfoot spoke of...
read moreRetirement Plan Withdrawal Clarification
Clear steps on how to access retirement money saved in a 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity or a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. Avoid pitfalls by contacting your vendor first.
read moreCTU President Jesse Sharkey responds to long-awaited district contract proposals
The Board’s submission to the fact-finder with proposed salary increases was its first economic proposal. The Union takes this as an opening offer, and also to show that CPS and the mayor know they can afford educators' demands for fairness. CHICAGO, July 3,...
read moreOur immigrant students and families are at risk—and we must support them.
Immigrant students in Chicago public schools hail from dozens of different countries and regions -- and every child and their family deserves sanctuary in Chicago. CHICAGO—The CTU is unapologetically standing by its immigrant students and their families, who make up...
read moreOur contract has now expired. Our fight for educational justice is heating up.
Dear CTU Family: In 63 days, our students return to school—yet as of midnight Sunday, tens of thousands of their educators in the CTU are now officially working without a contract. Incredibly, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's negotiating team—the same team that former mayor...
read moreLightfoot, CPS continue to push Rahm agenda at bargaining as contract expires
CTU blasts CPS bargaining team for continuing to stall on embedding campaign promise for public education equity in contract proposals and mayor's false claims of bargaining "in good faith," as union readies for possible fall strike. CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union...
read moreCTU to Lightfoot: Keep your promise and end toxic Rahm agenda in public schools
10:30 a.m. TODAY, July 1: Press conference re CTU contract fight for ed equity CTU headquarters, 1901 W. Carroll, Chicago Candidate Lightfoot ran on platform to extend democracy, ensure equity and infuse school communities with necessary supports and staffing. But...
read moreCTU to CPS board, mayor: transformation must begin by bargaining in earnest
With union contract expiring in four days, equity for public schools remains a pipe dream, as CPS seeks to jam through racist revised school assessment policy and preserve status quo. CHICAGO—Parents, students, teachers and school support staff rallied today and...
read moreCTU to new CPS board: vote no on SQRP ‘revisions’ – and instead abolish flawed metric
As union battles for contract that enshrines smaller class sizes, well-resourced schools and real equity, CTU calls on board to end discriminatory measurement instead of revising failed formula. CHICAGO—Among the items on the agenda today of Mayor Lighfoot's new CPS'...
read moreUse code DVF in Kronos for Flex Day
Teachers at schools that flexed the final PD day over the course of the year have worked the time for the day and do not need to come in to work on Monday, June 24. However, in order to get paid for the day, they will need to enter the code DVF in Kronos. The code is now open for entry by teachers. TEACHERS MUST ENTER THE CODE THEMSELVES. CLERKS ARE UNABLE TO ENTER IT.
A troubling year of failure to protect and serve students
New mayor controlled board must respect community concerns over misguided school policing practices, invest instead in trauma supports and restorative justice, end criminalization of students. CHICAGO—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following...
read moreFighting for Fair Contracts
CTU is fighting for quality pay and benefits (including health care), full staffing in our schools, smaller class sizes and justice for students and families. Get updates and resources for our contract fights here.
