My thoughts on our union’s historic teachers 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.
CTU to move to open bargaining, welcomes Lightfoot overture for cooperation
Rank-and-file rally on May 22 coincides with new mayor’s meeting with CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis, whose leadership helped pave the path for progressive candidates in City Hall. CHICAGO, May 23, 2019—The Chicago Teachers Union urges Mayor Lori Lightfoot to...
Welcome, Mayor Lightfoot. Now let’s get to work.
The city of Chicago needs the Chicago Teachers Union, City Hall and every resident to work together to bring about authentic equity, thorough justice and coveted resources in all 77 neighborhoods. Join us May 22 at the Thompson Center as we continue that work....
CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis endorses Toni Preckwinkle for mayor
NEWS STATEMENT: For Immediate Release Contact: K. Lewis spokesperson Stephanie Gadlin, 312-890-0866, sgadlin@abundantpr.com The ‘office of mayor is nobody’s inheritance’, says Lewis. CHICAGO,...CTU president to students on #NationalSchoolWalkout: I am so proud of you
Karen Lewis: “We fight for our students every day in our school communities because that’s our responsibility and our commitment to our students as educators. Today, our students are standing up with leadership and courage to fight, as is their right, to bring equity...CTU-endorsed candidates victorious in historic triumph for progressive political agenda
CHICAGO, March 21, 2018—After Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed a record 50 schools in Black and Latinx neighborhoods in 2013, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said that the CTU would organize to change our city and county’s political landscape. Two years later,...CTU-endorsed candidates victorious in historic triumph for progressive political agenda
After Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed a record 50 schools in Black and Latinx neighborhoods in 2013, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said that the CTU would organize to change our city and county’s political landscape. Two years later, Emanuel was forced into a...Vote Totals for May 17, 2013 Election
Download the school-by-school vote totals (PDF format) from CTU’s election of Friday, May 17, 2013.
