By CTU Communications | July 29, 2021 | News, Press Release
File under: Elected Representative School Board, ERSB: Elected Representative School Board
In a victory for democracy, students, families and educators will now have the voice they have long been denied for a quarter of a century by failed mayoral control of our schools.
By CTU Communications | April 22, 2021 | News
File under: Elected Representative School Board, ERSB: Elected Representative School Board, Legislative, Political
A broad coalition of community, faith and labor organizations representing Chicago Public Schools parents and neighborhood stakeholders in every area of Chicago have aligned to put their collective weight behind State Rep. Delia Ramirez’s HB2908 and Sen. Robert...
By CTU Communications | June 24, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Elected Representative School Board, Lori Lightfoot, rubber stamp
Battle to win real equity and justice for students and Chicago neighborhoods is just beginning. CHICAGO, June 24—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the vote by a majority of Mayor Lightfoot’s hand-picked board...
By Karen GJ Lewis, CTU President Emerita | October 29, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining, Contract, Elected Representative School Board, Karen Lewis, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
Lori, keep your promises and let’s get this done. Our members have resolve and will not relent when it comes to the families they serve.
By CTU Communications | June 13, 2019 | News, News Advisory
File under: Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Contract, CTU contract, Elected Representative School Board, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
4PM TODAY, Thurs., June 13: press conference CTU Center, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago CPS reverses position, agrees to bargain today, as contract expiration date looms. CTU bargaining team will hold press conference at 4PM today as both teams bargain. CHICAGO—In a...
By CTU Communications | June 13, 2019 | News, News Advisory
File under: Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU, CTU contract, Elected Representative School Board, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
4PM, Thurs., June 13: press conference CTU Center, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago With contract expiring in two weeks, CPS blows off second negotiating session in a week with CTU bargaining team. CHICAGO—The mayoral controlled Chicago Public Schools has cancelled a...
By CTU Communications | June 3, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: chicago mayor, Elected Representative School Board, Jesse Sharkey, Lightfoot, Springfield
CTU calls on new mayor to ‘Keep the Promise’ for education equity by supporting restoration of labor bargaining rights, elected, representative school board. CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union made some powerful gains in this spring’s Springfield...
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 Kurt Hilgendorf, CTU Political Dept. | May 24, 2019 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Elected Representative School Board, John Cullerton, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5, Springfield
Our contract demands for the schools Chicago’s students deserve resonate with parents and communities across the city. But Chicago Public Schools continues to stall and deny students what we need. HB2275 is the Chicago Teachers Union’s bill to restore Union...
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | April 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
File under: Bargaining, Bargaining Update, Chicago Board of Education, Contract, Contract Action Team, CTU-ACTS, Elected Representative School Board, John Cullerton, Lori Lightfoot
April 12, 2019, bargaining update from from CTU President Jesse Sharkey to members.
