By CTU Communications | October 13, 2022 | ACTS, News
File under: Caroline Rutherford, Charter Schools, CTU-ACTS, Jen Conant
The CTU launched the first charter strike in the nation in 2018 and a few months later, embarked on the first ever multi-charter strike. Now, CTU’s Charter division is embarking on another groundbreaking strategy, a coordinated campaign, negotiating contracts at 35 schools in 13 different charter networks simultaneously.
By Jennifer Conant, Charter Division Chair | September 2, 2022 | ACTS, News
File under: Charter Schools, fair contract
This summer and fall all of our charter contracts expire – and we have an opportunity to change the landscape of education after the trauma of the pandemic. We are fighting for supportive, safe, and sustainable schools in unionized charters, as phase one of a CTU-wide contract campaign. What we win in the charter space will directly affect district negotiations. Click here to read more.
By CTU Communications | May 27, 2022 | ACTS, News
File under: Charter Schools, ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts, CTU-ACTS
It’s been a busy week for CTU’s charter educators, who kicked off their unified contract campaign last week. We’ve got a report on that and other charter news.
By Kurt Hilgendorf, Policy and Legislative Director | April 22, 2021 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Charter Schools, CTPF: Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, ERSB: Elected Representative School Board, Evaluation, Neutrality Agreement, Pensions, Section 4.5, Springfield
Our success in Springfield depends on you — call your legislators today.
By CTU Communications | March 30, 2021 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter Schools, COVID-19, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot
As health officials raise alarm about rising COVID rates, CPS students in charter schools could be denied access to critical safety and mitigation tool unless District reverses course. CHICAGO — Surveillance testing is an essential tool to monitor the current state of...By Richard Berg, Organizer | March 12, 2021 | ACTS
File under: Charter Schools, COVID-19, CTU-ACTS, Latino Youth High School, Namaste, Passages Charter School
After two-days of direct action, Passages Charter School members won a reopening agreement that meets their demands on all outstanding issues. CTU-ACTS leaders met recently to strategize a coordinated bargaining campaign. Members at Namaste ratified their back-to-work agreement and Latino Youth members marked their 29th week of refusing the boss’ back to in-person work order.
By Richard Berg, Organizer | January 8, 2021 | ACTS
File under: Charter Schools, Latino Youth High School, Namaste, Passages
Namaste and Passages charter schools are mapping out plans to return staff and students to in-person learning in the new year. But Union members are fighting back. Educators at Latino Youth continue their impressive hold out, continuing with remote learning. And CTU members in charters will be electing delegates to begin a three-year term in February
By CTU Communications | November 13, 2020 | ACTS
File under: Acero, Charter Schools, CICS: Chicago International Charter Schools, Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy, Namaste
Namaste is the latest charter school to experience a COVID-19 outbreak. After months of negotiations, and a request for a mediator, we are seeing progress in CICS-Civitas talks. Instituto Health and Science Career Academy is hiring a psychologist to comply with the CTU contract. Three laid off special education apprentices have been recalled at Acero, after members organized against the layoffs.
By CTU Communications | October 9, 2019 | News
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, Chicago Public Schools, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Craig Maki, CTU, CTU-ACTS, Jesse Sharkey, Strike
7:00 a.m., Thurs. Oct. 10: Sharkey, charter teachers to announce strike date Passages charter school, 1643 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago CEO for lone CPS-funded charter earns equal to CPS CEO who oversees 500+ schools, as management undermines special ed, English... 
By CTU Communications | May 28, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, Charters, Chicago Public Schools, CTU-ACTS, Namaste
CHICAGO, May 28, 2019—Chicago Teachers Union leadership has learned that the board of directors at Namaste charter school in McKinley Park will consider a plan to close the school at tonight’s 5:30 p.m. meeting, in an effort to block educators at the school from...
