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Parents demand answers to safety concerns as mayor pushes return to unsafe buildings
For Immediate Release | GEM: Grassroots Education Movement | CONTACT: Jianan Shi, 617-838-1420, jianan@ilraiseyourhand.org (courtesy repost on behalf of GEM groups) Over weekend, CPS announced twelve more schools with COVID cases, bringing total of schools with...
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CTU files injunction seeking transparency, contractual oversight in alleged CPS ventilation assessments
The Union, as a collective bargaining representative, has a right under contract and the law to access worksites to assess the safety conditions under which its members are required to work. LINK to ULP here.
Our union mourns the passing of President Sharkey’s mother, Lee Sharkey
Teacher and poet raised her son to be compassionate and committed to the greater good.
CPS indifference to real equity undercuts student enrollment, presents challenges for November return
Pre-K drop driven by a number of factors, including a confusing registration process, district refusal to collaborate with educators and parents and mayor's failure to provide devices for Pre-K students. CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union Vice President...
Mayor’s plan to resume November in-school learning is dangerous
CTU to launch independent COVID tracker as CPS fails to publicly disclose over 20 schools running with skeleton crews that have seen COVID-19 cases this fall. 7:00 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16: Press conference via Zoom. Reporters can pre-register via the link in their email...
AFT president: We need Fair Tax, safe learning during COVID, new leadership in DC
CTU support for Fair Tax part of broad effort to bring equitable funding, policies to public education sphere as pandemic rages locally—and Mayor's hand-picked board of ed refuses to follow binding arbitration decision on remote working during COVID spike. 10:00 a.m....
To grow educators of color, CPS must eradicate the policies that threaten them
Increasing diversity is just one step. CPS needs to care for, respect and nurture the Black and Brown teachers we already have. CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates issued the following statement today regarding Chicago Public...
Mayor, CPS try to strongarm clerks into false choice between safety and livelihood
Lightfoot's handpicked district leaders ignore arbitrator's legally binding ruling and threaten jobs of workers who exercise right to work safely by working remotely. CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2020—CPS has threatened to discipline workers who exercise their right to work...
Acero parents outraged at special ed cuts during pandemic
Rolling back supports for special education students represents a betrayal of charter operator's commitment to improve special ed services in wake of historic 2018 strike. 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 6: Press conference, Acero parents and special education workers. Via...
CTU to CPS: Listen to stakeholders and plan for safety in buildings, better remote learning
“Challenging an arbitrator’s binding ruling does not get us where we need to be,” said CTU VP Stacy Davis Gates. “We have a long way to go and the clock is ticking.”
CTU wins legal battle to protect workers in unsafe buildings as two new schools report COVID cases — and one tragic death
The arbitrator’s ruling finds that the district’s half-measures are failing, in addition to its failures to share case reports with the public and the Chicago Teachers Union. CPS is not fit to reopen.
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