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Mayor’s arbitrary date to reopen school buildings ignores COVID-19 surge, presents danger to Black and Brown families
Mayor Lori Lightfoot won’t lay out public health criteria for proposed return in January as daily COVID-19 infection average tops 2,300 — nearly six times higher than the district’s remote learning cut-off of 400 per day in July.
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CTU launches GoFundMe campaign to aid clerks subject to retaliation
“Save Our Clerks” campaign to assist workers with basic needs is yet another example of educators and labor coming together to fill in gaps where others have fallen short.
‘Mediation’ for CPS means dodging safety obligations
CPS will only engage in mediation if they can walk away at any time, have no obligation to negotiate, are free to make decisions with no input from educators, parents, school communities. CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2020—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement...
Parents to CPS: Improve remote learning until virus under control
Polling memo shows overwhelming concern about reopening, as evidence grows of school transmissions in Illinois and across nation. Click this link to watch today's CTU/SEIU press conference. CHICAGO, Nov. 9, 2020—Chicago voters remain deeply concerned about the...
New poll shows parents favor improving remote learning until virus under control
Parents agree it's unsafe to return to in-person learning despite CPS plans to re-open as early as this month; unions consider mediation to land enforceable safety standards. 6:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9: CTU/SEIU Local 73 press conference via Zoom. Reporters:...
Thank you, Black and Brown voters, for ending Trump’s war on democracy
Today we reflect, but tomorrow we get back to work and continue to push our leaders in fighting for the schools our students deserve.
Labor, grassroots groups demand legal votes of Black and Brown people be counted
Groups call for end to legal shenanigans designed to suppress the vote, as unions commit to take whatever non-violent action is required to ensure a free and fair election in which all votes are counted, and that ensures peaceful transition of power. 1:00 p.m.,...
CPS must bargain with our union before setting date for return
CHICAGO, Nov. 5, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union Deputy General Counsel Thaddeus Goodchild issued the following statement regarding today's Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board ruling that denied the Union's request for preliminary injunction in bargaining over...
CPS acquires air filters, yet clerks’ entire families continue to contract COVID-19
Mayor and CPS finally relent to releasing ventilation data, but fail to test HVAC systems properly or allow independent verification as parents and educators call for more transparency and involvement in safety discussions. CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2020—Despite announcing an...
Unions’ joint statement demands that every vote count, as leaders outline steps to protect integrity of election
5:00 p.m., Wed., Nov. 4: Labor...
Chicago Public Schools clerk, entire immediate family infected with COVID-19
Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools continue to force clerks, clerk assistants and technology coordinators to choose between their lives and their livelihoods.
COVID19 Info & Action
Learn more about how CTU is working with Chicago Public Schools to make sure our schools are safe and secure. Learn more and take action to demand emergency response from CPS and the mayor.
