By CTU Communications | February 4, 2021 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, Equity, Lori Lightfoot, pandemic, Section 4.5
As Black and Latinx communities continue to lag in vaccinations and core equity needs, CPS continues to reject sensible safety proposals in bargaining. Friday, Feb. 5, 7 a.m.: “What does equity look like in a pandemic for Black educators and Black...By CTU Communications | January 29, 2021 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot, pandemic
CTU returns to bargaining in wake of Friday disruption, to push for phased-in return tied to voluntary vaccination; baseline testing for students, staff; accommodations for educators whose household members are at higher risk of COVID-19 illness and death. 10:00... 
By CTU Communications | July 24, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, pandemic
Mayor’s ‘budget-neutral’ plan for desperately under-resourced school communities lacks adequate safety protections as COVID-19 pandemic grows. CHICAGO, July 24—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in... 
By CTU Communications | July 21, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, pandemic, school reopening
Mayor’s hybrid school plan falls short on safety for CPS’ overwhelmingly Black and Brown students, whose neighborhoods have borne brunt of COVID-19 deaths as August evictions loom and parents are being unsafely pushed back into workforce. 9:00 a.m. Car... 
By CTU Communications | July 15, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: charter operators, coronavirus, COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey, pandemic, Stacy Davis Gates
10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 16: press conference via Zoom on reopening schools.To pre-register, email communications@ctulocal1.org. Wednesday, July 22: Car... 
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...
