By Chris Geovanis | December 16, 2022 | News
File under: COVID, COVID-19, Safety Committee
Learn more about important updates on care room attendants — they’re staying — as well as spikes in COVID and other dangerous viruses, safety recommendations (including vaccines, masking), and how to report safety issues in your school
By CTU Communications | November 12, 2022 | News
File under: Care Rooms, COVID-19
We’ve gotten news from CPS that 80% of all of our schools have elected to maintain their care room attendants, which are provided centrally by the district through an outside vendor. These positions were established by CTU and SEIU in our safety agreements to ensure... 
By Jackson Potter, Vice President | October 18, 2022 | News
File under: COVID Vaccination, COVID-19, Safety Committee
Many epidemiologists anticipate that there will be a winter surge of COVID infections, especially after our students and families are in congregate settings, like during the upcoming Thanksgiving break and throughout the winter. Mitigations embedded in our safety agreement will be crucial for the safety of our students and families.
By Stacy Davis Gates | August 22, 2022 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19
Dear fellow CTU members! Welcome to the 2022 – 2023 school year. I hope you had a restful summer break and were able to relax and recharge your batteries for the year ahead, now that students have joined us in our school buildings. When I was in the classroom,...By CTU Communications | August 19, 2022 | News, Press Release
File under: City Club, COVID-19
Rank and file expected to vote next week to ensure continuing COVID safety protections for students, staff as families ready for new school year and CTU celebrates 85th anniversary of union’s founding. 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21: Inauguration of new CTU officers, CTU...By CTU officers | August 11, 2022 | News
File under: COVID-19, memorandum of agreement, MOU
Dear CTU family: We hope you have had a restful and restorative summer break. Throughout the summer, officers and staff have met with CPS on how to extend our MOU (Memoranda of Understanding) regarding COVID protections. As people may have learned, the CDC eased its...By CTU Communications | July 26, 2022 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot
As virus again spikes, new school year approaches and trauma needs among students and staff intensify, educators urge stepped up ventilation, vax plan, desperately needed facilities repairs, more nurses, more educators for special education, English language learners....By CTU Communications | June 16, 2022 | News
File under: contact tracing, COVID Vaccination, COVID-19
CPS has confirmed that staff and members may conduct paid voluntary phone banking this summer to help families sign up their students for COVID testing and vaccinations, per our hard-fought MOU.
By CTU Communications | June 1, 2022 | News, Press Release
File under: budget cuts, COVID-19, Gun Violence, Lori Lightfoot
Families, communities struggling with daily tragedy from violence cry out for more support while facing chronic disinvestment and bracing for mayor’s $60+ million in staffing and program cuts across half of CPS schools. 5:30 p.m. (gather), 6:00 p.m. (start), Thursday,...By Chris Geovanis | May 28, 2022 | News, Press Release
File under: Budget, COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot, student-based budgeting
Lightfoot’s CPS team slashes over $3 million from Little Village school budgets as district sits on $1.4 billion in federal COVID relief dollars, low-balls scope of harm from cuts to critical programs. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31: Protest, press conference with...
