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
By Eric Ruder | May 11, 2023 | _News, _Press Release, ACTS, Movement, Rights
File under: Charter, charter operator, charter organizing, Charter Schools
CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Thursday commended the Illinois General Assembly for passing a bill that protects Illinois educators from intimidation, retaliation and interference when they organize to join a union in privately operated charter schools, a move that will help educators improve the teaching and learning conditions in their schools. The legislation, HB 1120, requires charter school operators taking public school funding to include a labor neutrality clause as part of its school authorization. Under such a clause, an employer agrees to refrain from opposing or taking a position on union organizing by their employees.
By CTU Communications | May 4, 2023 | _News, _Press Release
File under: funding, Legislative, Pedro Martinez
Collaboration between union and district is a central part of Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s plans for delivering on the promise of fully funded neighborhood public schools
By CTU Communications | April 18, 2023 | _News, _Press Release
File under: CPS budget
Time and again, educators and school personnel across this city have been called to do more with less. And now is the time for that to change.
By Nathan Goldbaum | April 17, 2023 | _News, _News Advisory, _Press Release
On Wednesday, more than 100 educators will join forces with parents, students, and community members to demand a safe, supportive, and more sustainable educational community from the Acero Charter Schools, which are located throughout the city of Chicago in primarily Latine neighborhoods. The Wednesday rally and press conference comes on the same day as the Charter’s April board meeting.