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The Chicago Union Teacher magazine is the official publication of the Chicago Teachers Union.

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No. 8 | June 2023
10 Years After Rahm’s School Closings, Legislative Wins, We Care, Class Size Relief, Earth Day, NBCTs, Member Profiles: Marguerite Mahoney,
No. 7 | April/May 2023
The fight for safe, supportive, sustainable charter schools; plus: Mayor. Brandon. Johnson.
No. 6 | March 2023
Eyewitness: Vallas’s trail of destruction; Why We Must Elect Brandon Johnson; In Focus: New National Board Certified Teachers, 40 percent
No. 5 | February 2023
Reigniting rainbow power; Brandon’s Better Chicago Agenda; Reports from the field; Worried about your pension? If Paul Vallas wins, you
No. 4 | January 2023
Brandon Johnson, Parental leave expansion, Celebrating our member leaders, Foundation holiday support for families
Cover of December 2022 Chicago Union Teacher features Brandon Johnson, candidate for Mayor of Chicago.
No. 3 | December 2022
A Mayor for ALL of Chicago ● Surviving the holiday season ● Climate Justice committee fights for green schools and
No. 2 | Oct.-Nov. 2022
On Nov. 8, vote like your rights depend on it ● How we built PPC power at Drummond ● Charter
No. 1 | September 2022
Fighting mayor’s budget cuts ● A year of firsts for LSCs ● Summer Organizing Institute, more
No. 8 | June 2022
President Sharkey: Thank you; School budgets must support the right to recovery; It takes a village to raise a good
No. 7 | May 2022
Special Election Issue
Chicago Union Teacher, Volume 85, Number 5, April 2022 cover features a wall chart in Spanish about safety from a primary classroom made with cutouts of hands.
No. 6 | April 2022
How Nixon safety committee flipped school to remote amid COVID crisis; teaching about Ukraine; PSRPs on the front lines
No. 5 | March 2022
Honoring Karen’s legacy, LSC Power and Elections, Class size relief at Lane Tech, COVID Sick Days bill to get a
Chicago Union Teacher, Volume 85, Number 4, February 2022 cover features a table with a big sign that says Spanish and a number of children’s books in Spanish on a table.
No. 4 | February 2022
Bilingual education committee, “Reparations Won” in the Classroom, Safety Through Solidarity, Parents Support You, Faith Mitchell of Carnegie, NBCTs, more…
Chicago Union Teacher, Volume 85, Number 3, December 2021 and January 2022 features protest in front of CPS headquarters with chairs labeled for problems facing schools and an organizer in an Oscar the Grouch costume.
No. 3 | Dec. 2021-Jan. 2022
Charter safety achievements, 2021 Year in Review, Student Voice Committees, Using federal protections for school cleanliness, We’ve got your backs,
No. 2 | November 2021
Passing bills shows member power, New clinician positions, Journey to national board certification, Every teacher needs a Ms. Wolfolk, more
No. 1 | Sept.–Oct. 2021
Elected Representative School Board is now law, LSC power and school safety, Mental health supports for students, more
Chicago Union Teacher, Volume 84, Number 7, June 2021 cover features teachers at a vaccination event.
No. 7 | June 2021
The fight to vaccinate our students and families is worth the struggle, Big win! Member discipline dropped
Chicago Union Teacher, Volume 84, Number 6, May 2021 cover features school clerk working while in her wheelchair
No. 6 | May 2021
School clerk fights for disability rights, School budgets, Trinational Conference, Lincoln Park HS safety victory, more!
No. 5 | Mar–Apr 2021
General Iron fight is our fight, Elected School Board and Charter Accountability on Springfield agenda, Reflections on being locked out,
Chicago Union Teacher, Volume 84, Number 4
No. 4 | Jan–Feb 2021
Rank and file rebellion at Latino Youth, Karen was our movement, National coalition to demand safety for our schools, Safety
No. 3 | December 2020
Fighting Unsafe Reopening, Remote Teaching, Victory in North Lawndale, A Sleepless Election Night
No. 2 | Oct-Nov 2020
Our educators, our students and our communities deserve safety; Fair Tax; We need COVID testing, not standardized testing; Message sent:
No. 1 | September 2020
Back to School: Fighting for a safe and equitable reopening; Ten years of summer organizing; Poll: Black & Brown families
No. 7 | May 2020
The Right to Recovery; Our contract, no matter where we work; Mutual aid; A teacher’s words of wisdom; PSRPs face
No. 6 | April 2020
Art is not “Extra”; PSRPs on the frontlines; How one PSRP is working day and night

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