By CTU Communications | May 4, 2023 | News, Press Release
File under: funding, Legislative, Pedro Martinez
Collaboration between union and district is a central part of Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s plans for delivering on the promise of fully funded neighborhood public schools
By Kurt Hilgendorf | April 28, 2023 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Charter, charter organizing, Charter Schools, Legislative, Neutrality Agreement, PSRP, PSRPs
Two key CTU legislative initiatives passed through committees this week and now go to the full legislative chamber for consideration: one bill requires union neutrality agreements for charter schools and the other allows retired PSRPs to work as substitute paras.
By CTU Legislative and Policy Director Kurt Hilgendorf | April 2, 2022 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Legislative
Legislative update to rank and file CTU members, Saturday, April 2, 2022: On Friday, we shared the news about the COVID sick days bill. With just one more week in the legislative session, both houses are ramping up their work, and two more of our bills passed the... 
By Kurt Hilgendorf, Legislative and Policy Director | April 1, 2022 | Legislative Update, News
File under: COVID-19, Don Harmon, Janet Yang Rohr, Legislative, sick days
Good news! Thanks to your support, advocacy and solidarity over the past two years, HB 1167, the bill to create and restore COVID sick days for school employees who must quarantine, passed the Illinois Senate on Thursday and is now on its way to Gov. Pritzker.
By Kurt Hilgendorf, Legislative and Policy Director | February 14, 2022 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Legislative, Rob Martwick
The CTU has been busy in the General Assembly so far in the 2022 legislative session. Several important bills already have passed out of committee and we expect other legislation we support to advance, as well.
By CTU Communications | December 29, 2021 | News
File under: Bargaining rights, Elected Representative School Board, ERSB: Elected Representative School Board, Karen Lewis, Legislative, Section 4.5, Springfield, Year in review
There is power in the rank and file — power that comes from transformative leadership in our schools and communities. Legislative wins stand as a testament to the legacy of Karen Lewis, changing the landscape of public education in Chicago Passing bills in the...By CTU Communications | June 2, 2021 | News
File under: legislation, Legislative, Springfield
The spring legislative session in Springfield has now ended – and the CTU’s legislative agenda advanced important improvements and protections for CTU members and the students and families we serve. This year had already been a huge success in the legislature – we... 
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 Kurt Hilgendorf, Policy and Legislative Director | March 5, 2021 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Celina Villanueva, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, J.B. Pritzker, legislation, Legislative, Omar Aquino, Pritzker, Robert Martwick, Springfield, Sue Scherer, Will Guzzardi
The Illinois General Assembly has started its spring legislative session, and CTU is there advocating for what our schools need. Our goal is to build on our recent victories and to pass legislation that makes concrete improvements in school governance and oversight and that allows us to be more effective in our work.
By Kurt Hilgendorf, Education Policy Director | February 1, 2021 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Bargaining rights, Legislative, Springfield
HB 2275 will restore bargaining rights to CTU and all other CPS unions that were eliminated by the 1995 amendatory act. Both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly have passed it. IL House Speaker Welch needs to send the bill now to Governor Pritzker so he can sign it. Write them both and your state representative to urge action as soon as possible on this bill which can impact the safe reopening agreement under negotiation now between CTU and CPS.
