By Chris Geovanis | September 20, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Public Schools, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, SEIU Local 73, Senator Bernie Sanders, Strike
7:00 p.m. Tuesday., Sept. 24: CTU/SEIU labor rally for fair contracts CTU HQ, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago CTU, SEIU Local 73 will be joined by UAW strikers, SEIU HCIL Mt. Sinai health workers, suburban teachers, grassroots groups to call for fair contracts that...
By CTU Communications | September 10, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
Dear all: Last week at the House of Delegates meeting, I told folks that Mayor Lightfoot had reached out. Today, we met. It was our first face to face meeting. My takeaways: It seems the mayor is willing to talk about issues—but it is unclear if she is willing to...
By President Jesse Sharkey | September 10, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot
Dear CTU Members: I hope your first week back to school went well! If it didn’t, the union wants to hear about it, so reach out to your field rep with issues. Our push for a fair contract continues—we’ve scheduled three bargaining sessions this week....
By CTU Communications | September 4, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Public Schools, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
Despite over a billion dollars in annual new revenue, few improvements – and many cuts – hammer hundreds of schools on first day of school. CHICAGO, September 4, 2019—While CPS is raking in more than $1 billion in new annual dollars this year, too many students...
By CTU Communications | September 2, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining Update, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, CTU, CTU contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
5:00 a.m. Tues., Sept. 3: Press conference Juarez high school, 1450 W. Cermak Rd., Chicago High school loses $840,000 and nine teaching positions among hundreds of schools confronting budget cuts in new $7.7 billion CPS budget. CHICAGO—As students return for the first...
By CTU Communications | August 29, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Budget, Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, mayor
Mayor should seize available funding—and use it for the common good. CHICAGO, August 29, 2019—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to Mayor Lightfoot’s public address on the City’s budget deficit: CTU has long...
By CTU Communications | August 27, 2019 | News, News Advisory
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU, Lori Lightfoot
9:30 a.m. Wed., August 28: Press conference CPS headquarters, 42 W. Madison, Chicago $7.7 billion budget cuts funds to over 200 schools, fails to address acute staffing shortages, overcrowding, students’ educational and support needs. CHICAGO—CTU members will...
By CTU Communications | August 26, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Contract, CTU contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, mayor, Strike Ready
CPS has yet to meaningfully address union proposals to alleviate critical staff shortages, hundreds of overcrowded classrooms and desperate resource shortages in school communities. Watch today’s press conference; download detailed explanation of rejection and...
By CTU Communications | August 22, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: fair contract, Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, Pritzker, PSRP, PSRPs, wages
Legislation sets minimum wage standards pegged to cost of living for underpaid public educators. CHICAGO, August 22, 2019—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to Governor Pritzker’s signing of...
By Chris Geovanis, CTU Communications Director | August 20, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, mayor
3:45 p.m. TODAY, Tues, Aug. 20: Press conference, CPS/BOE budget hearings CPS central offices, 42 W. Madison, Chicago CTU officers, rank and file to testify against proposed budget cuts to schools, frontline staff Proposed FY 2020 CPS budget cuts funding to hundreds...
