By CTU Communications | August 22, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: fair contract, Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, Pritzker, PSRP, PSRPs, wages
Legislation sets minimum wage standards pegged to cost of living for underpaid public educators. CHICAGO, August 22, 2019—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to Governor Pritzker’s signing of... 
By CTU Communications | June 1, 2017 | Further Reading
File under: Budget, Jobs, Justice, LGBTQ, reparations, wages
This week, we’re looking at incarceration and how the city has started implementing reparations, what kinds of jobs bring real stability to low-income families, and how affirming our students’ identities impacts their achievement in school. 1.... 
By CTU Communications | May 8, 2017 | Jobs
File under: #FightFor15, Housing, wages
A new study from the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement at the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that increasing the minimum wage would allow more workers to find affordable housing. Meanwhile, the number of low-wage jobs would not...
