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Pritzker budget promises hope for public schools
Increase in evidence-based funding recognizes need to drive more resources to students whose schools have suffered from decades of separate and unequal funding. CHICAGO, February 20, 2019—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to...
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Griffin’s support for Daley tells us all we need to know about Daley agenda
Time to end corporate cronyism, giveaways to wealthy elites, institutional racism and lethal austerity of Daley, Emanuel and their rich business backers. CHICAGO—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to news that hedge fund...
CTU suspends CICS strike, winning CPS pay schedules, class size reductions, and guarantees on social workers and counselors
4PM Tuesday, 2/19: CICS quarterly public board meeting 11 E. Adams St., Chicago. AFT President Randi Weingarten, CTU, allies to attend. Parents, educators plan to join AFT president Randi Weingarten Tuesday to demand reforms at CICS quarterly board meeting, as elected...
Legislators challenge CICS violation of new state education funding formula
10AM TODAY, Saturday, 2/16: Operation PUSH with CICS strikers 930 E. 50th St., Chicago 4PM Tuesday, 2/19: CICS quarterly public board meeting 11 E. Adams St., Chicago. AFT President Randi Weingarten to join strikers, allies. Lead sponsors of state's historic 2017...
FRI.: Sen. Duckworth to join CICS educators after day of actions, as strike continues
11:30A, Friday, 2/15: protest at Goldberg Kohn, office of CICS founding board member David Chizewer, 55 E. Monroe 2:45PM: Sen Duckworth, state legislators to join CICS strikers, CTU HQ, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago Senator to meet with CTU teachers and...
TODAY, 5PM: Rev. Jackson to join CICS strikers to demand that CICS free hoarded funds and settle strike
5PM TODAY, Thursday, 2/14: Rev. Jesse Jackson stands with CTU strikers CTU HQ, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago Teachers and paras have been on picket lines since Feb. 5 in longest strike against charter operator in U.S. history, while management continues to refuse to...
Strikers to mayor: have a heart and tell CICS to free the funds
Noon TODAY, Thursday, 2/14: Valentines Day Protest 5th Floor, City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago. Protesters will head to CICS headquarters to deliver the same message to CEO Shaw following the City Hall action. CTU teachers and paraprofessionals call on Emanuel...
Ken Griffin making another attempt to buy Chicago’s city hall
Hedge fund manager who once claimed that Rahm's Emanuel's 50+ school closings in 2013 weren't enough is spending $1 million to further the Daley legacy in Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2019—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey released the following statement...
Strikers to target CICS leadership in civil disobedience after fruitless bargaining
1PM, TODAY, Wednesday, 2/13: Protest/Civil Disobedience Loop location to be announced at 1PM sharp TODAY, Wednesday, 2/13. Management recycles same tired 'offer' to trade raises for cuts to student service, as strikers prepare to risk arrest to force agreement that...
Strikers to file formal complaint against CICS with IL Attorney General
1PM, TODAY, Tuesday, 2/12: Protest, delegation to IL Attorney General 100 W. Randoph St., Chicago Bi Monday bargaining after management repeats same inadequate 'offers', while CICS strikers train for civil disobedience to free part of $36 million in hoarded public...
Strikers to take educational demands directly to CICS CEO
1PM TODAY, Monday, 2/11: Protest, delegation to CICS CEO 11 E. Adams St., Chicago Sunday night bargaining makes clear that ability to settle strike sits in hands CICS executives who refuse to dip into surplus to avoid larger class sizes, fewer counselors, no extra...
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