By CTU Communications | July 20, 2021 | News
File under: Karen Lewis
The social justice unionism that Karen instilled as president of the Chicago Teachers Union now serves as a nationwide model, and has not only restored our rights, but emboldened parents and communities to advocate for their children.
By Erik Young, King College Prep | February 9, 2021 | News
File under: Karen Lewis
Poet and King College Prep Teacher Erik Young wrote this piece to honor the strength and courage of CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis.
By CTU Communications | February 8, 2021 | News, Press Release
File under: Karen Lewis
She bowed to no one, and gave strength to tens of thousands of Chicago Teachers Union educators who followed her lead, and who live by her principles to this day.
By CTU Communications | January 11, 2021 | News, Press Release
File under: Bill Cunningham, Dan Montgomery, Dian Palmer, HB 2275, Karen Lewis, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Randi Weingarten, Section 4.5, Silvana Tabares
Union, grassroots allies call on legislature to restore democratic rights to Chicagoans by passing legislation giving Chicagoans what voters in every other school district in the state possess – the right to elect their school board. CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2020—The Chicago...
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 | May 24, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, CTU contract, Karen Lewis, Lori Lightfoot
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...
By CTU Communications | May 20, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago City Council, Chicago Public Schools, City Council, Contract, Ida B. Wells, Jackie Vaughn, Karen Lewis, Lori Lightfoot, mayor, Willie Barrow
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....
By CTU Communications | February 22, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Election, Karen Lewis, mayor, Mayor 2019, Toni Preckwinkle
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...
By Chicago Teachers Union | April 20, 2018 | News, Press Release
File under: Karen Lewis
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...
By Chicago Teachers Union | March 21, 2018 | Press Release
File under: Brandon Johnson, Bruce Rauner, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Karen Lewis, Rahm Emanuel, Susan Sadlowski Garza
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,...
