Lane Tech College Prep teachers just won a significant class size victory using the strengthened language in Article 28 of our Contract…a member-staff collaboration that is a perfect example of what an organizing model of unionism should be.
CPS tried to use technical language to deprive Theresa Dzoga-Borg of the banked sick day pay she was owed upon retirement. CTU staff submitted a grievance on her behalf and pursued the issue all the way to arbitration, winning her a full payout.
On Friday, CPS finally sent the discipline rescission notices to 55 members targeted this past winter for communicating with parents about how unsafe CPS’ reopening plan was. But it took until this past Friday for CPS to finally issue the formal notification, and it’s been great to receive happy messages from some of the impacted members!
Grievance process prevents principals from using vendor “certifications” to carve out positions and lay off veteran teachers.
Eleven members at ASPIRA Business and Finance High School (ABF) will receive compensation for class size violations totaling $61,000 thanks to a settlement of two outstanding grievances defending important class size limits won in our 2018 contract.
A brave few stepped forward and inspired us all throughout this fight. CPS agreed to reinstate all locked out members and drop discipline against them. The mayor and CPS refused to pay the wages they owe PSRPs and teachers who stood up for safety. We’re supporting them and fighting to get what they deserve.
As CPS continues its push to force members back into unsafe buildings in January, the successful rebellion at Latino Youth offers an important lesson: solidarity is power.
The Union received a favorable decision in the arbitration of a grievance concerning excessive paperwork for special education teachers. The grievance, which arose at Washington High School, concerned additional paperwork requirements that CPS began to impose on special education teachers in 2016 as part of former CPS CEO Forrest Claypool’s scheme to deny students special education services.
Here are two of the latest wins these unsung heroes have secured: Driver Ed Instructors to Receive Second Semester Payments and $47K Settlement Offer for Member Wrongfully Denied Sick Day Payout
We’ve recently leveraged powerful wins on personal business days in arbitration, and made important progress in strategic bargaining on PSRP summer in-person assignments and securing drivers ed instructors’ second semester pay. Scroll down to learn more! NOTE: We’ve added in a link that was missing under PSRP summer assignments.
