Arbitration Archives | Chicago Teachers Union

A precedent-setting grievance win

By CTU Communications | October 19, 2020 | News
File under: Arbitration, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Grievance

Important victory undercuts principals who manipulate endorsement and certification requirements to arbitrarily lay off teachers despite their experience. While we continue to battle CPS and the Mayor in their dangerous plan to push thousands of members and students...

CTU to CPS: Listen to stakeholders and plan for safety in buildings, better remote learning

By CTU Communications | October 5, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: Arbitration, COVID, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Remote Learning, Safety

“Challenging an arbitrator’s binding ruling does not get us where we need to be,” said CTU VP Stacy Davis Gates. “We have a long way to go and the clock is ticking.”

Arbitration Wins and Strategic Bargaining Updates!

By Thad Goodchild, Deputy General Counsel | June 25, 2020 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: Arbitration, contractual rights, COVID-19, drivers education, Grievance, hazard pay, PBD, personal business days, PSRP

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.

Grievance wins on PB days + outside teaching experience policy change

By CTU Grievance Department | January 24, 2020 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: Arbitration, Contract enforcement, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Grievance

We are pleased to report another favorable decision for the CTU in this week’s grievance and arbitration report, which resulted in three big wins.

Grievance wins improve school safety and facilities + REACH arbitration

By CTU Grievance Department | January 14, 2020 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: Arbitration, Contract enforcement, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Grievance

A strong contract is only as good as its enforcement, and that process is what ensures our safety and security long after a strike.

Health care wins and personal business rulings from CTU-CPS arbitration

By CTU Grievance Department | January 10, 2020 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: Arbitration, Contract enforcement, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Grievance

Despite challenges around personal business days and the difficulty the Union has in combating CPS resistance to these cases, we continue to see arbitration victories for our members. Also, our new contract has yielded some significant improvements in certain aspects of our health insurance coverage.

Personal business and make-up day case rulings from CTU-CPS arbitration

By CTU Grievance Department | December 13, 2019 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: Arbitration, Contract enforcement, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Grievance

In the wake of challenges around personal business (PB) days and our efforts in bargaining to consolidate and get Chicago Public Schools to stop fighting these cases, there have been several recent arbitration victories for Chicago Teachers Union members.

Contract enforcement: Arbitration wins, assessments, ASPEN and more…

By CTU Grievance Department | April 5, 2019 | News
File under: Arbitration, ASPEN, CTU Six, Grievance, snow day

Spring arbitration summary The Union recently won arbitration victories in five separate cases related to unsatisfactory REACH ratings, layoff rights, the timely filing of grievances and religious holidays. Arbitration cases are complex, time-consuming and costly to...

Spring arbitration summary

By CTU Grievance Department | April 3, 2019 | Grievance Wins, News
File under: Arbitration, Contract enforcement, Grievance, Layoffs, REACH

The Union has recently won arbitration victories in five separate cases related to unsatisfactory REACH ratings, layoff rights, the timely filing of grievances and religious holidays. Arbitration cases are complex, time-consuming and costly to fight. CPS knows this, of course, and its tactic is often to force grievances into the lengthy arbitration process, which delays justice, depletes union resources and wears down opposition to its mistreatment of members.

CTU victories this week

By ctu communications | March 9, 2018 | News
File under: Arbitration, Charter, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU-ACTS, Grievance

Charter News CTU-ACTS, the newly established division of the CTU for charter schools is growing. Two new charter schools have voted to unionize. Organizing campaigns at ChiArts (Chicago High School for the Arts), a Near Northwest Side specialty high school and Namaste...