By Kurt Hilgendorf, Education Policy Director | January 25, 2021 | Legislative Update, News, Uncategorized
File under: IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, J.B. Pritzker, Section 4.5, Springfield
On January 11, 2021, the Illinois Senate ratified HB2275, a bill that reinstates the bargaining rights taken from unions representing CPS employees back in 1995. The only remaining step in the repeal of the onerous 1995 language is for Governor J.B. Pritzker to sign the legislation. Send Gov. Pritzker a message urging him to request the legislation from House Speaker Welch so he can sign it.
By Kurt Hilgendorf | January 8, 2021 | Legislative Update
File under: Legislative
Get your state senator’s phone number. Call their Springfield office and tell them to “Vote Yes on both HB2267 and HB2275 and to restore CTU’s bargaining rights and bring democracy to Chicago Public Schools.” Then call Senate President Don Harmon at 217-782-8176 and tell him to call the bills and vote Yes!
By CTU Communications | January 5, 2021 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Bargaining rights, IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, Legislative, Section 4.5
Get your state senator’s phone number. Call and tell them to “Vote Yes on HB2275 and restore CTU’s bargaining rights.” Then call Senate President Don Harmon at 708-848-2002 and tell him to call the bill and vote Yes!
By Martin Ritter, Organizer | December 17, 2020 | Legislative Update, Movement
The Illinois Educational Labor Relation Board (IELRB) issued a preliminary ruling not to impose an injunction, yet, against CPS’s plan to force Pre-K and Special Education cluster students and educators on Thursday, December 17. This development requires a new call to action. While there will still be an IELRB hearing on the full case, we must urge elected officials to raise their voices for the safety of our school communities.
By Nathan Goldbaum | December 15, 2020 | Legislative Update, Movement
File under: ERSB: Elected Representative School Board, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Legislative
Chicago is an outlier in Illinois as a major district whose school board is not directly elected by the people whose welfare it is meant to serve. HB 2267, which has passed the House and currently awaits recognition and vote in the Senate, would fix that situation and finally bring an important measure of democracy to Chicago Public Schools.
By Stacy Davis Gates, CTU Vice President | October 26, 2020 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Election, Fair Tax
We don’t need a tax system that is unfair and places more burden on working class families. We need a YES the Fair Tax amendment.
By CTU Communications | May 26, 2020 | Legislative Update, News
File under: COVID-19, legislation, Legislative, Springfield
The abbreviated session impacted a range of education topics, such as school funding, remote learning conditions and extended deadlines for licensure renewal.
By Kurt Hilgendorf, Legislative Liaison | May 20, 2020 | Legislative Update
File under: legislation, Legislative
The Illinois State Legislature is meeting this week in a brief session to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including what school reopening may look like, as well as consider a state budget that covers next school year. Please email your state rep and state senator...
By CTU Communications | February 19, 2020 | Legislative Update, News, Press Release
File under: Budget, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Fair Tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, Pritzker, Springfield
We look forward to working with Gov. Pritzker and the General Assembly to continue increasing funding to CPS and moving toward real stability and predictability for parents, students and school communities.
By CTU Communications | January 29, 2020 | Legislative Update, News, Press Release
File under: City of Chicago, governor, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, J.B. Pritzker
The conditions for improvement were laid here in Chicago by community groups and labor organizations who were clear that the wealthy should pay their fair share; that we must invest in child care and public schools; that we must reform our criminal justice system; and that we must center justice and equity in how Illinois moves forward.