We cannot allow the safety of our students and school communities to be undermined
Mayor’s ‘budget-neutral’ plan for desperately under-resourced school communities lacks adequate safety protections as COVID-19 pandemic grows. CHICAGO, July 24—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in...
Safety dictates that schools must open remotely this fall
Mayor’s hybrid school plan falls short on safety for CPS’ overwhelmingly Black and Brown students, whose neighborhoods have borne brunt of COVID-19 deaths as August evictions loom and parents are being unsafely pushed back into workforce. 9:00 a.m. Car...
CTU on CPS reopening framework: We should open with remote learning in the fall
Mayor’s ‘budget-neutral’ plan for desperately under-resourced school communities fails to provide adequate safety protections as deadly pandemic spreads. CHICAGO, July 17—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement today in response to...
Press conference, 10:30A, 7/16: We must begin this fall school year with remote learning
10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 16: press conference via Zoom on reopening schools.To pre-register, email...
We need action, not words, to address violence in Chicago
People need more equity and justice, not more cops, to address consequences of joblessness and hopelessness that drive violence. CHICAGO, July 6—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement today in response to another devastating weekend of violence and...
EPIC charter educators vote overwhelmingly to unionize, join CTU
The results are overwhelming: 90 percent of rank-and-file educators at EPIC charter school have voted to unionize and join the CTU.
Arbitration Wins and Strategic Bargaining Updates!
We’ve recently leveraged powerful wins on personal business days in arbitration, and made important progress in strategic bargaining on PSRP summer in-person assignments and securing drivers ed instructors’ second semester pay. Scroll down to learn more! NOTE: We’ve added in a link that was missing under PSRP summer assignments.
Chicago needs police-free public schools and an elected, representative school board accountable to the people
Battle to win real equity and justice for students and Chicago neighborhoods is just beginning. CHICAGO, June 24—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the vote by a majority of Mayor Lightfoot’s hand-picked board...
