Section 4.5 Archives | Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago teachers went on strike to do right by kids, but we’re not done fighting yet

By President Jesse Sharkey | November 19, 2019 | News
File under: Class Size, Contract, ERSB: Elected Representative School Board, IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, Section 4.5, Strike

Chicagoans must have the right to elect their school board. Teachers must have the right to bargain on staffing and class size.

Urge your IL senator to support bargaining rights and an elected, representative school board

By Kurt Hilgendorf, CTU Political Dept. | May 24, 2019 | Legislative Update, News
File under: Elected Representative School Board, John Cullerton, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5, Springfield

Our contract demands for the schools Chicago’s students deserve resonate with parents and communities across the city. But Chicago Public Schools continues to stall and deny students what we need. HB2275 is the Chicago Teachers Union’s bill to restore Union...

Moving forward on a monumental achievement for our union

By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | March 28, 2019 | News
File under: Aramark, HB2275, IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois House, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, School Reform Act, Section 4.5

House Bill (HB) 2275—also known as the repeal of Section 4.5—restores CTU rights to collectively bargain over layoffs, class size, staffing levels, cleanliness, school day and year length, and other non-salary issues.

Restoring Our Bargaining Rights

By Kurt Hilgendorf, CTU Political Dept. | March 20, 2019 | Legislative Update
File under: Section 4.5

HB 2275, a bill to restore CTU’s bargaining rights, passed the House Labor committee and moves to the full House for a vote, potentially as soon as next week. The bill’s chief sponsor is Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D-10). The bill’s counterpart in...

2019 General Session Legislative Agenda

By Kurt Hilgendorf, CTU Political Dept. | March 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
File under: Charter, Charter Expansion, Charter Schools, Elected Representative School Board, Evaluation, IELRA: Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, Illinois State Charter School Commission, Local School Council, Retirement, Revenue, Section 4.5

In the Illinois General Assembly (ILGA) this calendar year, CTU has worked with friendly elected officials to introduce a number of bills. The proposed legislation aims to improve the governance, funding, working conditions, and operations of the Chicago Public...

Mice, roach infestation and overall building neglect reaches critical point at Southwest Side elementary school

By ctu communications | April 27, 2018 | News, Press Release
File under: Aramark, Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, HB4776, Jesse Sharkey, Morrill, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5, Sodexo, Springfield

CHICAGO, April 27, 2018—Rodent infestation and general building neglect has reached a critical point at Morrill Math & Science Elementary School on the city’s Southwest Side, with teachers and school staff making a plea for assistance in what has become a daily...

Mayoral ally moves to privatize substitute teachers

By Chicago Teachers Union | April 26, 2018 | Press Release
File under: Bruce Rauner, Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, HB4742, HB4776, IFT, Illinois Senate, Jesse Sharkey, John Cullerton, SB2838, Section 4.5

CHICAGO, April 26, 2018: The Illinois Senate, under the leadership of Chicago mayoral ally John Cullerton, has fast-tracked a bill privatizing substitute teacher staffing, SB2838. An identical bill, HB4742, passed out of a House education committee on Wednesday. The...

Parents, teachers blast Emanuel on school cleanliness crisis

By Chicago Teachers Union | April 13, 2018 | Press Release
File under: Aramark, Brandon Johnson, Cleanliness, HB4776, Jesse Sharkey, Kenwood, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5, Sodexo

CHICAGO, April 13, 2018: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel claims he’s addressing a crisis in school cleanliness. Teachers, parents and neighborhood residents say his ‘solutions’ fall far short of needs – and took their concerns public again Friday morning at Kenwood High...

State bill allowing CTU to bargain over filthy schools and overcrowded classes one step closer to passage

By chris geovanis - ctu communications director | April 12, 2018 | News
File under: Chicago Sun-Times, Class Size, Cleanliness, HB3786, HB4776, HB4800, HB5481, HB5721, Jesse Sharkey, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5, Springfield

On Tuesday, a key legislative committee passed a bill that would once again give CTU members the right to bargain over non-salary conditions, from crowded classes to filthy schools. CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey joined public school allies to testify Tuesday in...

‘Clean-up’ action will demand end to school cleanliness crisis

By Chicago Teachers Union | April 11, 2018 | Press Release
File under: Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, HB4776, Kenwood, Rahm Emanuel, Section 4.5

Press conference/‘clean-up’ action: 8AM, Friday, April 13 Kenwood High School, 5015 S Blackstone Ave., Chicago Parents, students, elected officials, teachers to demand hiring of 500 janitors to tackle systemic school cleanliness crisis, restoration of CTU right to...