Agreements on veteran pay and strike pay for 52-week employees
We have reached agreements with the Chicago Board of Education regarding veteran (longevity) pay and strike pay for 52-week employees.
CPS must move equity from paper to reality for students
We remain committed to working with the mayor and her appointed Board of Education collaboratively, and we’ll continue to bargain with management to ensure that its promises become real in our schools and in our communities.
Update on retroactive pay, veteran pay and outstanding strike issues
After fighting on picket lines for 11 days—six of them unpaid—we still had to fight Chicago Public Schools for wages and benefits already earned. Here is where we stand as we enter Winter Break.
Advanced step placement for outside teaching experience
For years, the Union has been advocating for the Board of Ed to give credit for more years of outside teaching and relevant work experience, which is now subject to change.
Educators return to classrooms as Chicago Teachers Union ends historic 11-day strike
Today, we return to classrooms with real and lasting change for our students and the people of this city.
Chicago Teachers Union reaches Tentative Agreement for new contract with Chicago Public Schools
The Chicago Teachers Union yesterday reached a Tentative Agreement for a new contract with Chicago Public Schools. Regrettably, the same can’t be said about instructional make-up days for students.
Correcting the misleading Lightfoot/CPS robocall
Chicago Public Schools is toying with parents, students and the entire city by sowing misinformation about the status of negotiations. This afternoon, CPS sent a robocall to parents and educators saying that the CTU’s House of Delegates might vote at its 6 p.m....
STRIKE: CTU educators hit picket lines at 6:30A Thurs., with 1:30P mass action at CPS
6:30 a.m. TODAY, Thurs., Oct. 17: Picket lines go up at 500+ Chicago public schools SEE BELOW for full schedule/locations/times. CHICAGO—After more than 10 months of frustrating bargaining, over 25,000 CTU teachers, clinicians, teaching assistants and support staff...
Our students deserve smaller classes – and CPS needs to put it in writing
Almost 25% of elementary students are trapped in overcrowded classes, and 35% of high school students attend at least one overcrowded class. CHICAGO, October 9, 2019—No matter where you live in the City, Chicagoans agree: students deserve a high-quality, world-class...
Mayor, CPS could settle contract today—if they wanted to
Rank-and-file CTU bargaining team members discuss City Hall allegations of Union delays. But the consensus from members is that the Board has done more stalling and stonewalling during negotiations than actual bargaining.
