By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | April 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
File under: Bargaining, 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.
By CTU Communications | April 4, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Elected Representative School Board, Madigan, Martwick, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley
Today’s vote demonstrates a nearly decade-long fight for an elected, representative school board, anchored in the work and collaboration of the grassroots education movement and the Chicago Teachers Union.
By Kurt Hilgendorf, CTU Political Dept. | March 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
File under: Charter, Charter Expansion, Charter Schools, Elected Representative School Board, Evaluation, IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, Illinois State Charter School Commission, Local School Council, Retirement, Revenue, Section 4.5
In the Illinois General Assembly (ILGA) this calendar year, CTU has worked with friendly elected officials to introduce a number of bills. The proposed legislation aims to improve the governance, funding, working conditions, and operations of the Chicago Public...
By CTU Communications | February 27, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Black Lives Matter, Chicago, City Hall, Elected Representative School Board, Election, mayor, Mayor 2019, Preckwinkle, United Working Families
Chicago voters have reiterated their tremendous desire for change in this city, strengthening a movement for educational, social, racial and economic justice that will not rest until that justice comes.
By CTU Communications | December 14, 2018 | News, Press Release
File under: Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Board of Education, Elected Representative School Board, ERSB, Jesse Sharkey, Mayor 2019, Rahm Emanuel
Public school educators, parents and school communities remain locked out of district governance and oversight. CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 2018—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey released the following statement after news broke that Mayor Rahm Emanuel had...
