By Richard Fowler | February 24, 2023 | News
File under: Brandon Johnson, Election
With just days to go until the hotly contested Mayoral Election, our union brother and former middle school educator, Brandon Johnson, has the righteous wind behind his back. Coming in a solid second place in all the most recent polls, Brandon’s campaign for mayor has taken on some real momentum thanks to the sweat equity put in by educators, healthcare professionals, city employees, and working folks throughout this city.
By CTU Communications | February 24, 2023 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: COVID, Grievance, ISL: Instructional Support Leader, NBCT: National Board Certified Teacher
As a result of CPS gross mismanagement under Mayor Lightfoot, educators with preexisting conditions were put in harm’s way during the Covid-19 pandemic.
By CTU Communications | February 21, 2023 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Bilingual Education, Greg Abbott, immigrant students, Ron DeSantis
8:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 22: Press conference to demand great attention be paid by CPS, City Hall, and Charter operators to the classroom resources and wraparound services necessary to meet the needs of newly placed migrants in Chicago.
By CTU Grievance Department | February 17, 2023 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: COVID, Grievance, Telework Accommodations
Union staff just won about $9,000 in back pay for our member Diane McQueen. The settlement is restitution for the weeks that CPS forced her to take a leave of absence in order to protect her health during the Covid crisis.
By Jackson Potter | February 17, 2023 | News
File under: Brandon Johnson, Jackson Potter, Paul Vallas
The privatization and destabilization of our schools was started by none other than current mayoral candidate and front-runner Paul Vallas. We must vote NO on Vallas and the havoc he will unleash on our city.
By CTU Communications | February 15, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: educational funding, JB Pritzker
CTU commends Gov. Pritzker for boosting early childhood education funding but urges the state to do more.
By Maria Moreno, Financial Secretary | February 15, 2023 | News
File under: FVP: Functional Vice President, Retiree CTU Members, Union democracy
Members of the Rules and Elections Committee counted the mail in ballots for the Retiree Functional VP election between Howard Heath and Herman Johnson. Congratulations to Howard Heath for his election to the three-year term ending June 30, 2025.
By CTU Communications | February 7, 2023 | News, News Advisory
File under: Karen GJ Lewis
“Two years ago today, students and families of this city lost a champion; educators lost a fierce leader, and the labor movement lost a friend and a true trade unionist…
By Daniel Burke and Paula Barajas | February 3, 2023 | News
File under: Chicago municipal election, Daniel Burke, Lori Torres, Paula Barajas
CTU members Daniel Burke and Paula Barajas are two of hundreds of rank-and-file members out in the field, knocking on doors, supporting our mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson, 36th Ward aldermanic candidate Lori Torres Whitt and other education champions seeking to transform city hall this year. Read their report from the field.
By Chris Geovanis | February 1, 2023 | News
File under: Lori Lightfoot, Parental Leave
Earlier today, we sent a letter to Emily’s List president Laphonza Butler and her board members, urging them to reverse course on their endorsement of Lori Lightfoot, at least until the mayor does what’s right by tens of thousands of public workers in CPS.
