By CTU Communications | October 29, 2019 | News
File under: Chicago Board of Education, Contract, Contract Action Team, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
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.... 
By Chris Geovanis | October 16, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining Update, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU, Strike
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... 
By CTU Communications | October 10, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Class Size, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Stacy Davis Gates, Strike
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... 
By CTU Communications | October 7, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
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.
By CTU Communications | October 2, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU, CTU contract, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
Strike would put 35,000 workers with the CTU and SEIU Local 73 on the picket lines in bid to force CPS to invest portion of over $1 billion in annual new revenue in student needs. Click for link to livestream of union’s press conference tonight. CHICAGO, October... 
By CTU Communications | September 30, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining, Bargaining Update, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Christel Williams Hayes, Class Size, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lashawn Wallace, Lashawn Wallace teaching assistant paraprofessionals, paraprofessionals, Special Education, teaching assistant
With mayor now effectively bargaining in public, CTU proposes livestreaming negotiating sessions to give families, educators, public a seat at the table. CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2019—In a maneuver to publicly spin the mayor’s Friday ‘offer’ to CTU... 
By CTU Communications | September 26, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lig, Strike
Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates governing body will set strike date at Wednesday, Oct. 2, meeting. The Chicago Teachers Union this evening released totals of the Sept. 24-26 strike authorization vote. The CTU Rules and Election Committee reported that as of... 
By CTU Communications | September 26, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Board of Education, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools
The district is losing, and they’re desperate. They’re responding to our power.
By Chris Geovanis | September 12, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU contract, school nurses, sexual abuse, Social Workers, Special Education, Stacy Davis Gates
Blistering DOE report and oversight is no guarantee that lack of accountability will end. CHICAGO, September 12, 2019—CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates issued the following statement in response to the federal Department of Education’s report on CPS’...By CTU President Jesse Sharkey | September 2, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Contract, Jesse Sharkey, Strike
An update on bargaining last week: We presented on issues that include REACH—proposing that highly rated (Proficient and Excellent), tenured members should be able to skip an evaluation cycle. We also presented moving to 25 steps for pay scales, and improving base pay...
