By CTU Communications | November 20, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Collective Bargaining, Contract, democracy, Strike, Voting
The tentative agreement reached on October 31 between the Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union was ratified by the entire membership in a vote of 80.75% in favor and 19.25% against. View raw totals and school-by-school breakdown of the vote here.
By CTU Communications | May 29, 2019 | News, News Advisory
File under: Collective Bargaining, Elected Representative School Board, HB2267, HB2275, John Cullerton, Springfield
Union lobbying downstate for the restoration of bargaining rights and to bring democracy back to the decision-making process for Chicago’s public schools.
By CTU Communications | March 21, 2019 | News
File under: Chicago, Collective Bargaining, Election, funding, Lori Lightfoot, mayor, Mayor 2019, police, Rahm Emanuel, School Closings, Toni Preckwinkle
Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot has no record of leadership in public education, yet has presented a number troubling issues for Chicago teachers, clinicians, paraprofessionals and education support staff.
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | March 20, 2019 | News
File under: Chicago, Collective Bargaining, Election, funding, Lori Lightfoot, mayor, Mayor 2019, police, Rahm Emanuel, School Closings, Toni Preckwinkle
When it comes to public education, Toni Preckwinkle is the best choice for mayor.
