By Eric Ruder | September 6, 2023 | News, Press Release
CHICAGO — On Wednesday evening, union educators and art instructors at Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) reached a tentative agreement with the school’s board of directors on a new four-year contract that will center the needs of the scholar-artists, students and their families who live at the core of the school’s mission.
By CTU Communications | September 5, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining Update, ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts
Strike action has been suspended for Wednesday, September 6. We have not yet reached a tentative agreement, but substantial progress gives the bargaining team strong hope of an agreement without strike action. Stand by and continue to show solidarity.
By CTU Communications | August 16, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: Lakesia Collins
The Chicago Teachers Union issued this statement after West Side Democratic committeepersons selected State Representative Lakesia Collins to replace 5th District State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt, who resigned in late July.
By CTU Communications | July 14, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: Rainbow PUSH, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
Since Rainbow PUSH’s inception, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has stood as a beacon of light for all those that seek to ensure true liberty, justice and fairness for all. Whether it be his work releasing American hostages abroad or his willingness to stand with educators on strike in Chicago for the schools our kids deserve in 2012 and 2019, Jackson has brought a sustained opposition to machine politics and has been an anchor to our multiracial, multiethnic and multigenerational coalition.
By CTU Communications | July 11, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: Solidarity, Teamsters
We stand in solidarity with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as they work to eradicate the two tiers of jobs where wages, benefits and union rights are unfairly curtailed.
By Eric Ruder | June 30, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: LGBTQ, LGBTQIA+, SCOTUS: Supreme Court of the United States, student debt, Supreme Court
CHICAGO – CTU President Stacy Davis Gates today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decisions to upend relief for student loan borrowers and roll back rights of the LGBTQIA community: “Today, the Supreme Court’s decisions to block the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan and their move to restrict the rights of the LGBTQIA community represent yet another attack on students, the Black and Brown community and all those seeking to live out their American Dream. Today’s decision comes on the heels of the court’s move yesterday to gut Affirmative Action in higher-education admissions, and it has turned a blind eye to the compounded impact of racism and discrimination on our nation.”
By Eric Ruder | June 29, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: affirmative action, Supreme Court
CHICAGO — CTU President Stacy Davis Gates issued the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action programs: “Today’s ruling opens up yet another tear in the fabric of our democracy…We refuse to stand idly by.”
By CTU Communications | June 8, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: Jimini Ofori-Amoah, Parental Leave, Tiffany Childress
Chicago Teachers Union welcomes significant agreement as important step toward historic partnership with district leaders.
By Eric Ruder | June 8, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: family leave, Leave Policies, Paid Leave, Parental Leave
CHICAGO–On Thursday, Acero Educators are expected to vote overwhelmingly to approve a tentative agreement with the Acero Charter Schools, ushering in a new era for the operator and its relationship with educators, their students and the educational community it serves. This development stands in stark contrast to the obstacles erected by CICS and Christopher House charter school as educators there pursue the same common-sense contract provisions that Acero and district educators now enjoy.
By Nathan Goldbaum | May 31, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: Special Education, Stephanie Jones
Union House of Delegates issues no confidence vote in Stephanie Jones–CPS’ Chief of the Office of Diverse Learners Supports and Services –after revelations of continued illegal use of physical restraints on students with disabilities