By CTU Bargaining Team | October 27, 2019 | _News
File under: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Bargaining Update, Bob Reiter, CFM: Chicago Federation of Musicians, Chance the Rapper, Contract, Miguel del Valle, Old Town Teachers Union, Rev. William Barber, SEIU 73, Working Families Party
The day started with a Union Park rally and Board of Education President Miguel del Valle pledging support for our special education demands. Our team bargained until about midnight with the Board and announced that our contract demands would cost less than half of one percent of the Board’s budget to settle. Tomorrow, Rev. Dr. William Barber stands with CTU and SEIU 73 and we’ll hold a TeleTown Hall with members Sunday night.
By gina caneva - lindblom math and science academy | April 6, 2018 | _News
File under: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Chicago Tribune, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Gina Caneva, Janus, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Supreme Court
When I first started teaching in Chicago, I was skeptical about being a member of the Chicago Teachers Union. I was a hotshot rookie teacher who looked at the “step-and-lane” system of pay as archaic. When I saw then-Harlem Children’s Zone CEO Geoffrey Canada tell...By Chicago Teachers Union | February 23, 2018 | _Press Release
File under: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Amisha Patel, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Board of Education, Citadel, GEM: Grassroots Education Movement, Grassroots Collaborative, Hope, Janus, Ken Griffin, Rahm Emanuel, Robeson, Supreme Court
CHICAGO—With the Supreme Court poised to hear arguments in the Janus case, union workers from across the state are rallying for labor rights this Saturday. The CTU is joining that mobilization with a drum-line – and making a few stops on the way. The CTU kicks off our...By Chicago Teachers Union | February 22, 2018 | _Press Release
File under: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Amisha Patel, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Board of Education, Citadel, GEM: Grassroots Education Movement, Grassroots Collaborative, Hope, Janus, Ken Griffin, Rahm Emanuel, Robeson, Supreme Court
Rally, march to workers’ rights mobilization: 11 AM, Saturday, February 24 Federal Plaza, Adams & Dearborn, Chicago Feeder march to noon state-wide labor rights rally at Daley Plaza via Citadel, JPMorgan Chase, CPS Board of Education. Student drum-line will lead...
