News Advisory Archives | Chicago Teachers Union

Locked out CTU educators, allies to car ‘picket’ in caravan for safe

By Chris Geovanis | January 15, 2021 | Movement, News, News Advisory, Press Release, Rights
File under: Action, car caravan, COVID, COVID-19, Remote Learning

Locked out CTU educators, allies to ‘picket’ in car caravan for safe school reopening Reports of COVID at schools grow, as CPS continues to fail to deliver on promised safety measures and double digit COVID rates rise in Black and Brown Chicago...

$CTU files injunction seeking transparency, contractual oversight in alleged CPS ventilation assessments$

CTU files injunction seeking transparency, contractual oversight in alleged CPS ventilation assessments

By CTU Communications | October 23, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: COVID-19, Remote Learning, ULP: Unfair Labor Practice

The Union, as a collective bargaining representative, has a right under contract and the law to access worksites to assess the safety conditions under which its members are required to work. LINK to ULP here.

On first day of school, CTU teachers eager to return to educating students despite concerns about CPS plan

By CTU Communications | September 7, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: Chicago Teachers Union, COVID, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU, Remote Learning

Teachers will pull back curtain on what remote classrooms look like, as Mayor’s school board continues to refuse to bargain on strategies to improve remote learning for students. 7:00 a.m. Press Conference: CTU teachers, officers Via Zoom: Reporters,...

Press conference, 10:30A, 7/16: We must begin this fall school year with remote learning

By CTU Communications | July 15, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: charter operators, coronavirus, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey, pandemic, Stacy Davis Gates

10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 16: press conference via Zoom on reopening schools.To pre-register, email communications@ctulocal1.org. Wednesday, July 22: Car...

Father of student who cops attacked in school to join marchers demanding end to CPS/CPD contract

By Chris Geovanis | June 23, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: #DefundThePolice, #PoliceFreeSchools, Chicago police, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Dnigma Howard, Laurentio Howard

Laurentio Howard, whose 16-year-old daughter was assaulted and tased by cops in her high school, supports call for CPS to invest in student needs, COVID-19 safety – not cops in schools. Noon, TODAY, June 24 Car Caravans/marches: Marchers assembling at Federal...

CPS students, teachers, parents to CPS: We demand a safe and equitable reopening of schools

By CTU Communications | June 22, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: Chicago police, COVID-19, CPD, school resource officer, SRO

Noon, Tuesday, June 23: Press conference via Zoom (pre-registration required – contact Alexis at alexis@unitedworkingfamilies.org or via cell at...

CTU frontline educators battle deep staffing cuts at CICS charter schools

By Chris Geovanis | June 22, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: charter operator, CICS: Chicago International Charter Schools, COVID-19, Layoffs, student-based budgeting

1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 23: Press availability via Zoom. CICS management continues to hoard $35 million in public education funds, while proposing layoffs that will undercut students’ educations, derail ability to support special needs students. CHICAGO—CTU...

CTU to join students, grassroots groups calling for cops out of Chicago public schools

By CTU Communications | June 5, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: Chicago police, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Student activists have convened series of actions this week to urge CPS, Lightfoot to follow in footsteps of school districts in Minneapolis, Portland OR and replace cops in schools with trauma supports, restorative justice programming, counselors, social workers....

1:30 p.m. TODAY: CTU sues DeVos, CPS for failing to support special education students

By CTU Communications | May 20, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: Betsy DeVos, Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Press conference: 1:30 p.m. TODAY, May 20 VIA ZOOM: email chrisgeovanis@ctulocal1.org for link. Deficient federal regulations dovetail with...

Press conference today to discuss protecting workers and families in wake of COVID-19 (coronavirus) closures of schools and workplaces.

By CTU Communications | March 11, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: coronavirus, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools

The Chicago Teachers Union today will join a coalition of unions, community groups and state, county and local elected officials to announce a platform of common good reforms to protect the health and well-being of workers and families in the wake of any COVID-19...