By CTU Communications | July 9, 2020 | News
File under: Chicago Public Schools, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Lori Lightfoot, reopening
Caught between the gross ineptitude of Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Education, and the uncertainty from Chicago Public Schools, more than 85 percent of CTU member respondents feel they should not or might not go back to work in the fall without a detailed plan and resources that will help guarantee the safe re-opening of our schools.
By Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance | July 8, 2020 | News
File under: Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance, Chicago City Council, Chicago Housing Justice League, Just Cause, Lori Lightfoot
19,000 evictions are filed in Chicago per year, and an estimated 25%of those are “no-cause evictions.” This means that the renters in these situations did not do anything wrong like fail to pay the rent or breach their lease to wind up in eviction court.
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | July 8, 2020 | News
File under: 52-week employees, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Lori Lightfoot, Outside experience, Salary Step Schedule Credit, Sports
Update from CTU leadership on contract enforcement, and the conditions we’re fighting for in district and charter schools in order to safely return to classrooms.
By CTU Communications | June 24, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Elected Representative School Board, Lori Lightfoot, rubber stamp
Battle to win real equity and justice for students and Chicago neighborhoods is just beginning. CHICAGO, June 24—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the vote by a majority of Mayor Lightfoot’s hand-picked board...
By Laurentio Howard | June 23, 2020 | News
File under: Chicago police, Lori Lightfoot, Marshall High School, police, SRO
Laurentio Howard, whose daughter was beaten, tased and dragged down the stairs by Chicago police working in Marshall High School, wrote this letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, CPS CEO Janice Jackson and Chicago Board of Ed President Miguel del Valle calling for police-free schools.
By Chris Geovanis | June 23, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: chicago mayor, COVID-19, ISBE, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot
Safety for students and their educators must be top priority for CPS fall school re-openings. CHICAGO—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement in response to the release today of new ISBE guidance re opening schools this fall. “While Governor...
By CTU Communications | May 20, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: Betsy DeVos, coronavirus, Lori Lightfoot, Special Education
DeVos, Lightfoot on same page in blaming teachers and clinicians for agencies’ ongoing and chronic failure to adequately support special needs students. See links to press conference here and lawsuit here. CHICAGO, May 20, 2020—The CTU blasted Chicago Mayor Lori...
By CTU Communications | May 8, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: coronavirus, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, pandemic
CPS has tried to force school clerks back into buildings without guarantees of PPE or clean facilities, while mayor’s school bosses have imposed dangerous, irresponsible mandates on CTU rank-and-file. CHICAGO, May 8, 2020—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the...
By CTU Communications | April 28, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, CPS budget, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot
We remain committed to working with the mayor and her appointed Board of Education collaboratively, and we’ll continue to bargain with management to ensure that its promises become real in our schools and in our communities.
By Chris Geovanis | April 16, 2020 | Press Release
File under: coronavirus, COVID-19, Little Village, Lori Lightfoot, North Lawndale, Right to Recovery, United Working Families, UWF
NEWS ALERT: For Immediate Release Press conference/NEW TIME: 9:00 a.m. TODAY, Thursday, April 16, via Zoom (pre-registration required) Contact: Alexis Florence, 330-201-4433,...
