By Sarah Rothschild | July 20, 2022 | News
File under: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, LSC: Local School Council, Organizing
CPS just finished the 16th LSC election cycle in the 32 years since the creation of the Local School Councils — and it was a year of firsts. But the news isn’t all good, as some schools experience difficulty attracting candidates to serve.
By CTU Communications | March 7, 2022 | News, News Advisory, Press Release
File under: Agreement, Collective Bargaining, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, masking, masks
The mayor has prioritized the wishes of Tom Devore — an opportunistic, right-wing extremist hundreds of miles away from Chicago — over the wishes of the people of our city.
By Stacy Davis Gates, CTU Vice President | March 3, 2022 | News
File under: Collective Bargaining, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Devore, Lawsuit
The right wing has behaved recklesslessly all throughout the pandemic, attempting to make vaccinations and mitigations enemies of the state, and ridiculing and making scoundrels out of individuals who needed them to survive.
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | March 2, 2022 | News
File under: Agreement, Collective Bargaining, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools
Spending these past two years surrounded on all sides by a dangerous and deadly virus has been a hardship on everyone. In the midst of this crisis, I am grateful for your unity, your strength and your sacrifice as we are navigating a treacherous COVID-19 pandemic. We...By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | February 10, 2022 | News
File under: Calendar, CPS: Chicago Public Schools
We formally communicated to CPS today that we want to start bargaining immediately over its efforts to modify the academic calendar — just as school officials across the state routinely bargain these terms with their unions.
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | January 27, 2022 | Enforcement Guidance, News
File under: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Safety, Safety Committee
While it’s unsurprising that CPS has yet to get its safety act together, take heart from the knowledge that parents support our efforts to push for safety and transparency.
By Jesse Sharkey, | January 14, 2022 | News
File under: COVID, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot
The mayor is so angry at us for winning so much over the past year and a half, she refused to provide even basic safety mitigations.
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | January 11, 2022 | News
File under: Bargaining, Bargaining Update, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Safety
The decision was made to bring the proposed agreement to the entire active membership for their final say. If the agreement is voted up, we do everything in our power to enforce what is there. If the agreement is voted down, we will have to hold another House meeting and decide when we are resuming the action.
By CTU Communications | January 10, 2022 | News, News Advisory
File under: Bargaining, COVID, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Spry
CTU day of action begins with press conference at Spry Elementary in Little Village, where, last week, 130 students were absent on Jan. 3, and more than 30 percent of students present tested positive for COVID-19.
By CTU Communications | January 10, 2022 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining, COVID, COVID testing, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools
Educators are not the enemy Mayor Lightfoot wants them to be. They are parents, grandparents, clergy, community partners and Chicagoans.