By Eric Ruder | September 5, 2023 | News
CTU members at ChiArts are on the precipice of a strike, and we need your solidarity! On Wednesday, wear your CTU red to school, take solidarity photos with your co-workers, post them on social media, and tag @CTUlocal1 on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. And please email them to communications@ctulocal1.org. We will send another e-blast tonight at 10 pm to update you about whether management decided to come to a fair agreement at the bargaining table or whether the strike is officially on.
By CTU Communications | September 5, 2023 | News
File under: Brandon Johnson, Summer Organizing Institute
CTU Organizing Director Rebecca Martinez sees the four-week Summer Organizing Institute as an investment in our members and in our resistance. The program has been foundational in developing member leaders and organizing campaigns like the one that helped elect Mayor Brandon Johnson, an SOI alumnae himself.
By CTU Communications | August 31, 2023 | News, Resolutions
File under: UAW: United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
This resolution was passed unanimously at the August 30, 2013 meeting of the House of Delegates.
By Maria Moreno, Financial Secretary | August 31, 2023 | Delegates Not Present, News
File under: Delegates
Delegates who were not present for the August 30, 2023 House of Delegates meeting are listed in this post by network.
By CTU Communications | August 30, 2023 | Bulletin
File under: Brandon Johnson, ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts, Class Size, Strike
In this week’s bulletin: ChiArts to set strike date, back to school tour, 100 days of the Johnson administration, extreme heat, class size webinar, policy fellowship and more!
By CTU Communications | August 29, 2023 | News, News Advisory
File under: ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts, José Ochoa, Strike
ChiArts’ founder José Ochoa, management and foundation stand in the way of an equitable agreement to provide safe, supportive and well-resourced classrooms.
By CTU Communications | August 24, 2023 | News
As the first week of school and this Extreme Heat Watch comes to an end, it is clear that our work to create more green schools and the development of a 10-year facilities master plan that will center our students, their families and sound environmental values is both necessary.
By Eric Ruder | August 23, 2023 | News
File under: Climate change
As we all grapple with the impacts of the current climate catastrophe, here is a quick update about where we are on ensuring that we keep our classrooms and school buildings safe and thriving.
By Eric Ruder | August 22, 2023 | News
File under: Back to School, Climate change, CTU Climate Justice Committee
Welcome back to another school year, and congratulations on a great first day. As we begin to settle in for another year, we have all been gripped by the impacts of the Extreme Heat Watch issued by the National Weather Service. For some of us, extreme heat has resulted in limited outdoor times for our students, and for others the extreme heat in our classrooms and hallways have exposed the vulnerability of our school buildings, many of which were built decades ago without air conditioning or accommodations for a warming plant.
By Eric Ruder | August 22, 2023 | News, News Advisory
File under: Back to School, Climate change, CTU Climate Justice Committee
As the city grapples with an Extreme Heat Watch, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates will visit with educators at Washington High School and uplift the solutions to aging public-school facilities.
