By CTU Communications | May 20, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago City Council, Chicago Public Schools, City Council, Contract, Ida B. Wells, Jackie Vaughn, Karen Lewis, Lori Lightfoot, mayor, Willie Barrow
The city of Chicago needs the Chicago Teachers Union, City Hall and every resident to work together to bring about authentic equity, thorough justice and coveted resources in all 77 neighborhoods. Join us May 22 at the Thompson Center as we continue that work....
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | May 16, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Librarians, Lori Lightfoot
That was the question I posed to Chicago Public Schools yesterday. Their response? “We’ll have to get back to you on that.” The full Chicago Teachers Union bargaining team met with Chicago Public Schools on Wednesday afternoon, where members...
By CTU Communications | May 16, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Contract, Counselors, Librarians, Nurses, PSRPs, Psychologists, Social Workers, Staffing
Union bargaining team is fighting for staffing commitments in critical areas that impact students’ readiness and ability to learn. CHICAGO, May 16, 2019—In 2012, Chicago Public Schools staffing of nurses, social workers, psychologists and counselors was...
By CTU Communications | May 1, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Female, PSRP, Women
Fair wages and benefits for a predominantly female workforce is a key issue in the CTU fight for a fair contract—in a district that is nearly 80 percent female, yet in a country where full-time working women make 80 cents on the dollar compared to men. CHICAGO, May 1,...
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | April 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Contract, Contract Action Team, CTU-ACTS, Elected Representative School Board, John Cullerton, Lori Lightfoot
April 12, 2019, bargaining update from from CTU President Jesse Sharkey to members.
By Chris Geovanis | April 11, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, Clinicians, Jesse Sharkey, Rahm Emanuel
CPD officers mounted unprovoked assault, taser attack on Marshall High teenage girl. CHICAGO, April 11, 2019—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement in wake of news that documentation has surfaced showing an unprovoked resource officer assault on a...
By CTU Communications | March 25, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Equity, Rahm Emanuel, student-based budgeting
With Chicago Public Schools still around $2 billion from adequacy, deficiencies in this budget point to the district’s failure to recognize the real needs of its students.
By CTU Communications | March 1, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Arne Duncan, Charter, Charter Expansion, Chicago Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, 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 26, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, Class Size, Cleanliness, Contract, Racism
Press conference: 10AM Wed., Feb. 27 CPS headquarters, 42 W. Madison St., Chicago Massive overcrowding and under-resourcing in neighborhood public schools to bring out parents and South Side alderman in push for equity for neglected public schools. CHICAGO—41 students...
By CTU Communications | January 16, 2019 | News
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Contract, Special Education
Note: The following language was copied directly from a post published last March on the CTU website. However, the links below to the Excel sheet and the linked CPS memo are current. Using our contract for SPED workload reduction funding and usage: Article 45-4.7 Per...
