Member Bulletin for November 15, 2023
Topics in this bulletin include Contract campaign kickoff, Sports Stipends, PSRP Day, Teach truth, not Skyline, Instituto rally and more!
Member Bulletin for November 8, 2023
Topics: Contract campaign kickoff, Nov. 15 action to teach truth, not Skyline, ASPIRA TA, National School Psychology Week, Instituto rally, CPS budget meetings and more!
Grievance Dept. wins in several cases on several fronts
A key part of protecting our rights and enforcing our hard-won contracts is challenging management when they violate our bargaining agreements — and fighting these cases all the way through the arbitration process when necessary to secure and reinforce our rights. The CTU Grievance Department has a raft of new wins to report that protect our members in both the charter and district spaces.
PSRP Corner: If you go the extra mile for your school during the holidays, make sure to take a rest break
PSRPs often go the extra mile to accommodate the needs of our school communities. But during the winter holidays, that extra mile may seem more like a 5 k marathon. PSRP for life Christel Williams-Hayes has some tips for how to finish the holiday race.
We celebrate our PSRPs, the beloved backbone of our schools
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 16 is PSRP Appreciation Day across the state of Illinois! Since 2006, PSRP Appreciation Day has been set aside to recognize the school clerks, teacher and library assistants, technology coordinators, hearing and vision screeners, parent advocates, ESL interpreters and many more who make our schools run.
Lashawn Wallace says joining CTU organizing team was best day of her life
Lashawn Wallace began her career as an instructional aide at Dett Elementary and thought she wanted to become a teacher. But after attending a CTU meeting, she realized organizing was her passion.
PSRPs: We need your voice and heart to advance CTU’s work
Calling all PSRPs: it’s that time of year — the time when I encourage our clerks, instructional aides, tech cos and other PSRPs to serve in the House of Delegates and on our union committees. You may think I sound like a broken record, but this is such important...
PSRP Corner: Tips for surviving the new school year
Our PSRPs can be powerful change agents but only if we speak up loud and proud In many ways, the beginning of this new school year feels the same as other years. Our clerks, the backbone of our school communities, were the first ones to return to work. A week later...
Resolution to Support CTU Technology Coordinators
This resolution calling for a campaign in defense of Technology Coordinators was adopted by the April 6, 2022 House of Delegates meeting.
PSRP Corner: On the front lines in our school communities
The Internet and the news are awash with stories of how young people are dealing with the stress and anxiety of the pandemic. Educators are reporting more discipline problems, students acting out and even engaging in self harm. And the PSRPs in our school are on the frontlines dealing with these crises.
