Chicago Union Teacher

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

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Our podcast, CTU Speaks! is hosted by Andrea Parker and Jim Staros. We’ll chat about our union, enforcing our contract, and our fight for the schools our students and educators deserve.

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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…