By Chris Geovanis | March 22, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, Contract, CTU-ACTS, Strike
With 13 schools bargaining with seven operators, charter educators are demanding fair pay and benefits, wraparound supports for students, adequately resourced classrooms.
By CTU Communications | March 20, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, ChiArts, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Contract, CSO, James Mabie, Jim Mabie, Pensions, Strike
Wealthy CSO board treasurer James Mabie co-founded ChiArts high school—and both outfits refuse to fund workers’ pensions. CHICAGO—Finance executives have salivated for decades at the prospect of getting their hands on workers’ retirement nest eggs and the...
By Kurt Hilgendorf, CTU Political Dept. | March 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
File under: Charter, Charter Expansion, Charter Schools, Elected Representative School Board, Evaluation, IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, Illinois State Charter School Commission, Local School Council, Retirement, Revenue, Section 4.5
In the Illinois General Assembly (ILGA) this calendar year, CTU has worked with friendly elected officials to introduce a number of bills. The proposed legislation aims to improve the governance, funding, working conditions, and operations of the Chicago Public...
By CTU Communications | March 10, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, Charters, ChiArts
Press conference: 4:30PM Monday, March 11 ChiArts High School, 2714 W. Augusta Blvd., Chicago Teachers to rally to demand fair contract as CTU members mull strike at ChiArts, what would be first strike of a publicly funded contract school in U.S. history....
By CTU Communications | March 1, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Arne Duncan, Board of Ed, Charter, Charter Expansion, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, School Closings
Chicagoans have demanded an elected representative school board as a progressive alternative to the insider deals, chronic neglect and racist, classist policies of Rahm, Duncan and Daley. CHICAGO, March 1, 2019—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued...
By CTU Communications | February 18, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, CICS, Civitas, Contract, CTU-ACTS, Strike
4PM Tuesday, 2/19: CICS quarterly public board meeting 11 E. Adams St., Chicago. AFT President Randi Weingarten, CTU, allies to attend. Parents, educators plan to join AFT president Randi Weingarten Tuesday to demand reforms at CICS quarterly board meeting, as elected...
By CTU Communications | February 16, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, CICS, Civitas, Contract, CTU-ACTS, Strike
10AM TODAY, Saturday, 2/16: Operation PUSH with CICS strikers 930 E. 50th St., Chicago 4PM Tuesday, 2/19: CICS quarterly public board meeting 11 E. Adams St., Chicago. AFT President Randi Weingarten to join strikers, allies. Lead sponsors of state’s historic...
By CTU Communications | February 14, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, CICS, Civitas, CTU-ACTS, Strike
11:30A, Friday, 2/15: protest at Goldberg Kohn, office of CICS founding board member David Chizewer, 55 E. Monroe 2:45PM: Sen Duckworth, state legislators to join CICS strikers, CTU HQ, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago Senator to meet with CTU teachers and...
By CTU Communications | February 14, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, CICS, Civitas, Contract, CTU-ACTS, Strike
5PM TODAY, Thursday, 2/14: Rev. Jesse Jackson stands with CTU strikers CTU HQ, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago Teachers and paras have been on picket lines since Feb. 5 in longest strike against charter operator in U.S. history, while management continues to refuse to...
By CTU Communications | February 13, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CICS, Civitas, CTU, CTU-ACTS, Strike
1PM, TODAY, Wednesday, 2/13: Protest/Civil Disobedience Loop location to be announced at 1PM sharp TODAY, Wednesday, 2/13. Management recycles same tired ‘offer’ to trade raises for cuts to student service, as strikers prepare to risk arrest to force...
