Opposing both faces of racism
Racism and xenophobia existed long before Donald Trump, and have a long and unfortunate history not just in politics, but in our unions.
Mayor to place childcare centers in schools, staff with rank-and-file volunteers
The mayor wants to line up volunteer CTU staff support for childcare centers in a small number of schools located near hospitals to care for children of healthcare workers. We need more assurances on member safety and we’re pushing for them.
CPS $75M blank check must drive equity, right to recovery for every student and family
CPS Board of Education meeting: 4PM TODAY, March 25 Via livestream: https://www.cpsboe.org/ CTU, SEIU Local 73 struck for 11 days to bring equity to school communities, and funds must be used to accelerate equity for low-income students, homeless students, English...
Effectively organizing during COVID-19
CTU delegates were sent this message with the goal of ensuring that organizing continues, even as members work remotely.
Resources for STLS families
Students in Temporary Living Situations (students who may be homeless, “doubled up” or in a similar situation) have resources available through CPS to help them get through this COVID-19 emergency.
UPDATE: Telehealth now includes behavioral/mental health treatment
CTU members with the PPO health plan can obtain unlimited telehealth mental health sessions. Three are free. Subsequent visits are covered according to the plan…
Voices of the Rank-and-File: Routines as a tool to manage anxiety
What are some of the positive portions of your routines while socially isolating/socially distancing? Send a video to sspencer16@cps.edu and let us know!
Voices of the Rank-and-File: Let us build together, and care for one another
Instead of waiting to be reactive, we must be prepared and ready to be the ones to push for a space of radical imagination and community.
The days ahead will be no different from the days we have already experienced
Our goal as a union right now is to protect educators, students, parents and anyone connected to our schools from taking on additional financial hardship.
Voices of the Rank-and-File: Five reasons why I had a sobbing meltdown within 24 hours of school closing down, and five things that are making it better
It wasn’t my best moment. I wasn’t especially proud, as the one in my family who has always been the rock in times of crisis, that I was sitting on the edge of my bed crying, and I couldn’t really even articulate why.
