Chicago Teachers Union

[ Union History ] CORE Cult-like New Age mystical nonsense begins to dominate CTU Executive Board

February 9, 2022

soirees instead of attention to the functional groups represented by most of the Board’s ‘vice presidents’ We will be reposting past stories so that there is no confusion or revisionist history. CORE has always been a fake democracy that uses…

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Sharkey slaps Rank-and-File in the Face

February 3, 2022

Jesse stepping aside at this moment is an extraordinary announcement since the CORE slating process has been running for almost a year and has been completed, so it begs the question: Are the current Union’s decisions for political correctness to stay…

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Noted Chicago labor lawyer Robin Potter

[ Nepotism ] Mother of Chicago Teachers Union Trustee Gets $4 Million While Fired Black Teachers Get Only $12,000 Each

December 14, 2021

In a long-drawn-out lawsuit that was filed by Robin Potter, mother of current Chicago Teachers Union Trustee Jackson Potter (the case was filed while Jackson Potter was Chief of Staff for the CTU). There will be a settlement that gives…

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covid-19

[ COVID Guidance ] From: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 4:47 PM

December 8, 2021

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – December 08, 2021 From: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 4:47 PM Subject: Update from Chicago Public Schools on the Omicron COVID‑19 Variant A message from CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Dear CPS Colleagues and Families:…

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[Ten Years Ago – Mass Layoffs] Seventy-eight displaced teachers sign grievance after grievance meetings at PUSH… Teachers Organize and Fight Back Against Terminations

July 2, 2020

Ten years ago the Chicago Public Schools targeted African American women teachers disproportional for layoffs en masse. The laid off teachers were left in limbo for Union Representation since there was a transition in power from the Marilyn Stewart team…

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Practical solidarity in action … What does ‘Union’ mean?

June 1, 2008

Unionism is a new word in my vocabulary and in the vocabulary of many newer teachers in Chicago. It’s been more than 20 years since the last teachers’ strike, and a whole new generation has come into teaching since then.…

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Moffat page disappears from Illinois sex offender information system … Connections to Burke

June 1, 2007

George N. Schmidt – June, 2007 The most notorious sexual predator in the history of Chicago’s public schools system has disappeared from the Illinois Sex Offender data base, a Substance investigation revealed. James Moffat, who was a personal friend of…

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