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.
By Chicago Teachers Union | April 26, 2018 | Press Release
File under: Bruce Rauner, Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, HB4742, HB4776, IFT, Illinois Senate, Jesse Sharkey, John Cullerton, SB2838, Section 4.5
CHICAGO, April 26, 2018: The Illinois Senate, under the leadership of Chicago mayoral ally John Cullerton, has fast-tracked a bill privatizing substitute teacher staffing, SB2838. An identical bill, HB4742, passed out of a House education committee on Wednesday. The...By Chicago Teachers Union | February 28, 2018 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, Illinois House, Illinois Senate, Jesse Sharkey, John Cullerton, Rahm Emanuel, School Closings
Proxies for mayor add insult to injury by voting to close Black schools on last day of Black History Month, in another round of attacks on educational rights. CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2018—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement today in response to the...
