Lori Lightfoot Archives | Chicago Teachers Union

CTU prepares for Wed. hearing on CPS labor violations, as CTU teachers start school year with hopes, concerns

By CTU Communications | September 8, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Lauren Kullman, Lori Lightfoot, Nina Hite, Paula Barajas, ULP

Teachers pull back curtain on remote classrooms, as CTU plans for Labor Board hearing on refusal of Mayor’s school board to bargain on strategies to safeguard workers. 10:00 a.m., Wed., Sept. 9: Hearing, IL Educational Labor Relations Board Via Webex: link here....

Our students and their families are counting on us. We’ll be there for them.

By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | September 8, 2020 | News
File under: Back to School, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Remote Learning

Nearly 355,000 children and their families are counting on us to meet and exceed the challenges of our students’ educational needs this fall, and there is nothing that we cannot tackle on their behalf.

Clerks need COVID safety protocols before returning to buildings

By CTU Communications | August 26, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot

CPS officials admit they have no full safety plan in place, nor is CPS ready to train workers on proper safety protocols, despite their demand that school clerks return to in-person work in school buildings today. After months of pressure from the Chicago Teachers...

CPS and the mayor are forcing our clerks back into school buildings

By Christel Williams-Hayes, CTU Recording Secretary | August 24, 2020 | News
File under: Clerks, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Remote Learning

Clerks are the heart of school communities, and they deserve the same rights as teachers. They are majority Black and Brown women, heads of household. Their lives matter.

What we need to improve the remote learning experience

By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | August 21, 2020 | News
File under: Bargaining, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Remote, Remote Learning

CPS and the mayor may want to pretend this is a normal school year, but it’s not.

CPS must recognize that we are teaching in a pandemic, and provide more for working parents and families

By CTU Communications | August 18, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Remote Learning

We’ve accepted that this is a pandemic, and we’ve adapted accordingly to serve our school communities. We’re not sure CPS has done the same.

New Poll Shows Black and Brown Families Overwhelming Support CTU’s Demand for High-Quality Remote Learning

By CTU Communications | August 13, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Remote Learning

Teachers seen as supporting safety needs of students, families, as virus ravages Chicago’s Black and Latinx neighborhoods. CHICAGO, August 13, 2020—On Thursday, the Chicago Teacher Union released findings from an eye-popping Lake Research poll that found that Black...

CPS must budget for equity, not just talk about equity

By CTU Communications | August 10, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot

Mayor’s budget for desperately under-resourced school communities shows distorted priorities that rob working class students. CHICAGO, August 10, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to CPS’...

City Hall, CPS must commit to supporting every student and family through deadly COVID-19 pandemic

By CTU Communications | August 5, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Janice Jackson, Lori Lightfoot, Remote Learning

We have 35 days until students report to school, and CPS must immediately start planning transparently and in partnership with our union to provide every student the educational, social and emotional supports they need to learn and grow.

CTU, allies call for remote learning, education equity as new data raises alarm over safety of mayor’s hybrid plan

By CTU Communications | July 31, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, Remote Learning

Black and Brown residents continue to bear burden of COVID-19 cases in Chicago, as cases inch up and new studies show young children can be significant sources of COVID-19 spread. 11:00 a.m. Car Caravan assembles: CTU HQ, 1901 W Carroll, Chicago 11:15 a.m.: Press...