By Richard Berg | June 4, 2021 | ACTS, News
File under: Aspira, ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts, CTPF: Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, EPIC Academy charter school, Urban Prep, Youth Connections Leadership Academy
Members at Urban Prep voted unanimously to strike unless management comes to the table with a more reasonable offer. CTU pressure pushed ASPIRA to retract non-renewal notices for Union members. Epic Academy terminated four of the most active CTU members on the bargaining team, prompting members to prepare to strike. Youth Connections Leadership Academy has reversed course on closing the school. CTU pushed the General Assembly to close a loophole that allowed ChiArts and other contract schools to skip contributions to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund.
By CTU Communications | May 21, 2021 | ACTS, News
File under: ACTS, charter operators, CTU-ACTS
News this week at Urban Prep Academy, Epic Academy, Youth Connections Charter School. Big charter contract campaign coming this fall.
By Chris Baehrend, CTU-ACTS, Charter Division Chair | April 9, 2021 | ACTS, News
File under: Acero, Chris Baehrend, COVID-19, CTU-ACTS
Sisters and Brothers: An outpouring of rank-and-file support for common sense safety provisions empowered CTU’s bargaining team at Acero charter school to win some critical safety demands that will protect both high school and elementary educators. CTU members...
By CTU Communications | March 30, 2021 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter Schools, COVID-19, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot
As health officials raise alarm about rising COVID rates, CPS students in charter schools could be denied access to critical safety and mitigation tool unless District reverses course. CHICAGO — Surveillance testing is an essential tool to monitor the current state of...
By CTU Communications | March 29, 2021 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Christopher House, CTU-ACTS, Intrinsic
Charter educators seek to unionize in order to amplify teacher voices at work and reduce staff turnover CHICAGO, March 29, 2021 — Teachers, paraprofessionals, and other staff at two more charter schools — Christopher House and Intrinsic — have both announced in recent...
By Richard Berg | March 19, 2021 | ACTS
File under: Acero, Aspira, CICS: Chicago International Charter Schools
CTU has settled a grievance over class size violations at ASPRIA resulting in $61,000 in awards for members. We are in preliminary discussions with CICS and Epic over reopening in the fall. And we are negotiating a fourth quarter reopening plan with Acero focusing on the importance of equity as well as safety.
By Richard Berg, Organizer | March 12, 2021 | ACTS
File under: Charter Schools, COVID-19, CTU-ACTS, Latino Youth High School, Namaste, Passages Charter School
After two-days of direct action, Passages Charter School members won a reopening agreement that meets their demands on all outstanding issues. CTU-ACTS leaders met recently to strategize a coordinated bargaining campaign. Members at Namaste ratified their back-to-work agreement and Latino Youth members marked their 29th week of refusing the boss’ back to in-person work order.
By Richard Berg, Organizer | February 26, 2021 | ACTS
File under: Aspira, Instituto Justice Leadership Academy, Latino Youth High School, Namaste, Passages Charter School
Asian Human Services, the owner of Passages Charter School, has abruptly broken off negotiations but members remain united. Aspira members have reached a tentative agreement over the move of ASPIRA Early College High School into the ASPIRA Haugan Middle School building. CTU members at Instituto Justice Leadership Academy are raising objections about the school’s disturbing lack of cleanliness. Educators at Latino Youth High School continue to stand strong in their 28th week of refusing the boss’ return to in-person work order. And we are close to a tentative reopening agreement with Namaste.
By Richard Berg, Organizer | January 17, 2021 | ACTS
File under: Acero, COVID-19, EPIC Academy charter school, Namaste, Passages
Acero and Passages charter schools are delaying reopening for in-person instruction until a series of scientific COVID metrics are met. Namaste has agreed to bargain over reopening and CTU reached an agreement with Epic Academy to reduce the extra hours members had been required to work, without pay, for parent teacher conferences.
By Richard Berg, Organizer | January 8, 2021 | ACTS
File under: Charter Schools, Latino Youth High School, Namaste, Passages
Namaste and Passages charter schools are mapping out plans to return staff and students to in-person learning in the new year. But Union members are fighting back. Educators at Latino Youth continue their impressive hold out, continuing with remote learning. And CTU members in charters will be electing delegates to begin a three-year term in February
