Evaluation, reimbursement, stipends and other bargaining updates
In a global pandemic, we should seek the maximum grace and support for our students, whose lives and circumstances vary widely.
Charter operator defies safety, demands in-person election during pandemic
EPIC management’s dangerous demand for in-person elections at school whose community is ravaged by COVID-19 cases mirrors other charter operators’ misdeeds. CHICAGO, April 22, 2020—Workers at EPIC charter school have been organizing to unionize for months. An...
How one PSRP is working day and night to keep her school community together
Like most PSRPs, Esperanza Baeza strives to be the glue that holds her school community together.
A Video Message from President Sharkey
President Sharkey reports in this video on the Union’s work to advocate for our members and fight for our students and their families.
Mayor must address inequity for thousands of students for remaining school year
Digital divide dovetails with poverty, chronic inequality for hundreds of thousands of low income Black and Brown CPS students. Click here to view the full CTU press conference. CHICAGO, April 17, 2020—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today...3PM today: Provident hospital nurses call on officials to reopen hospital emergency room
Provident Hospital frontline workers are fighting to care for working class South Side Black families. CHICAGO, April 17, 2020—On April 3, the Cook County Health and Hospital System (CCHHS) emailed staff that the ER would be closed effective Monday, April 6 and remain...
Customary forms of grading are inappropriate in a global health crisis
There is no reason for any student to receive a failing grade right now.
COVID-19 cases plague neighborhoods suffering from educational inequality
Map of COVID-19 cases in Chicago shows stark correlation to digital divide, in communities of color confronting poverty, low wages, civic disinvestment.
Little Village, North Lawndale leaders blast Lightfoot over deadly power plant demolition
NEWS ALERT: For Immediate Release Press conference/NEW TIME: 9:00 a.m. TODAY, Thursday, April 16, via Zoom (pre-registration required) Contact: Alexis Florence, 330-201-4433,...
