By CTU Communications | May 22, 2020 | _News
File under: Aramark, Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Sodexo
The decision to kick Aramark our of schools is a testament to our members’ advocacy and the work of our union. We are happy to finally see some light at the end of this filthy tunnel, but that’s where the celebration ends.
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | March 28, 2019 | _News
File under: Aramark, HB2275, IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois House, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, School Reform Act, Section 4.5
House Bill (HB) 2275—also known as the repeal of Section 4.5—restores CTU rights to collectively bargain over layoffs, class size, staffing levels, cleanliness, school day and year length, and other non-salary issues.
By ctu communications | April 27, 2018 | _News, _Press Release
File under: Aramark, Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, HB4776, Jesse Sharkey, Morrill, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5, Sodexo, Springfield
CHICAGO, April 27, 2018—Rodent infestation and general building neglect has reached a critical point at Morrill Math & Science Elementary School on the city’s Southwest Side, with teachers and school staff making a plea for assistance in what has become a daily...By Chicago Teachers Union | April 13, 2018 | _Press Release
File under: Aramark, Brandon Johnson, Cleanliness, HB4776, Jesse Sharkey, Kenwood, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5, Sodexo
CHICAGO, April 13, 2018: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel claims he’s addressing a crisis in school cleanliness. Teachers, parents and neighborhood residents say his ‘solutions’ fall far short of needs – and took their concerns public again Friday morning at Kenwood High...By jesse sharkey - ctu vice president | April 4, 2018 | _News
File under: Aramark, Jesse Sharkey, Martin Luther King, Section 4.5, Sodexo, Springfield
I write on a somber occasion – to both mark the loss of and to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fifty years ago today, an assassin’s bullet cut down one of our nation’s most beloved civil rights leaders. Yet Dr. King’s impact – and his values...By Chicago Teachers Union | March 28, 2018 | _Press Release
File under: Aramark, Chicago Sun-Times, Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Rahm Emanuel, Sodexo
Chronic under-staffing, failure to provide accountability are hallmarks of mayor’s disastrous push to privatize school maintenance. CHICAGO, March 28, 2018—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement today in response to the latest revelations in...
