By CTU Communications | October 26, 2023 | _News, Bulletin
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, Christopher House, CTPF: Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, CTU Early Childhood Committee, Duwuana Buice, ECE: Early Childhood Education, guest teacher, Legislative, Migrant support, Randi Weingarten, Substitute Teachers, Teachers for Social Justice, Vouchers
Topics include: Contract kickoff, end Illinois vouchers, staffing wins, Christopher House TA, and more!
By CTU Communications | October 25, 2023 | _News
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, Stacy Davis Gates
Over the weekend, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates addressed more than 200 AFT members and allies in Houston at the AFT’s Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Conference, which centered around uplifting real solutions for kids, communities and educators
By CTU Communications | September 28, 2021 | _News, _News Advisory
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten
Weingarten’s visit to Chicago comes on the heels of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s recent admission of deficiencies in her administration’s plan to reopen Chicago’s public schools for in-person learning, and the tragic death of two mothers at Jensen Elementary from COVID-19.
By CTU Communications | March 14, 2020 | _News
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, coronavirus, COVID-19, lesson plan, resources
We’re committed to supporting members who are working on learning options for students until schools reopen.
By CTU Communications | May 22, 2019 | _News, _Press Release, Movement
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, Contract, CTU, CTU contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, mayor, Randi Weingarten, Strike
5PM TODAY, Wed., May 22: ‘Keep the Promise’ Rally for a Fair Contract Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago ‘Keep the Promise’ rally calls on City Hall to prioritize education equity platform that anchored mayoral, aldermanic races....
By Jennifer Johnson, CTU Chief of Staff | October 22, 2018 | _News
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, student debt
The CTU and the AFT are hosting a free “train the trainer” professional development for members interested in learning about student debt in order to help their fellow members reduce their student debt.
By Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff | March 1, 2018 | _News, ACTS
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, Bruce Rauner, Charter, ChiACTS, ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts, Chris Baehrend, CTU-ACTS, Dan Montgomery, Donald Trump, IFT, Jesse Sharkey, Randi Weingarten
CHICAGO—Today, academic teachers and paraprofessionals from The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) voted to join the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, the charter school local that has recently merged with the Chicago Teachers Union. Educators...