(Chicago) Jackson Potter was the lead organizer to take control of the Chicago Teachers Union in the late 2000s.
CORE (Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators) took over the Teachers Union in 2010. A coalition of union activists removed the corrupt UPC (United Progressive Caucus) leadership in the May 2010 union elections after multiple attempts to win lower-level offices and leadership roles in the Union and Pension Fund.
Today, all those activists have either been bought by the current leadership or removed from the Union.
Reason is, power has been consolidated inside the Union office.
And yes, some of the individuals in power at the CTU have Socialist or Communist philosophies, yet some are anti-worker fascists and racists. Most are the latter.
There are Union elections in May 2025; that is the reason we are experiencing all this labor strife and political extremism this holiday season.
Crisis and chaos is an election strategy.
Dividing people and voter suppression is one tactic to win elections when you can’t bring different groups together.
The other is to organize and remove corrupt leaders by voting them out of office.
The easy way to win power is to vote … HiHo
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Hell On Wheels: A Rank and File Chronicle by Steve Downs March-April 1987, ATC 8 https://againstthecurrent.org/atc008/hell-on-wheels-a-rank-and-file-chronicle/
The Constitutional Death of the UAW By William D. Hanline and friend April 2006 https://www.greggshotwell.com/the-constitutional-death-of-the-uaw
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 2007 https://archive.org/details/shockdoctrinerise00klei
Hell On Wheels: The Success & Failure of Reform in Transportation Workers Union Local 100 by Steve Downs April 2008 https://archive.org/details/hellonwheelpamphlet
Rise and Fall of New Directions: TWU Got Fooled Again by Ari Paul April 29, 2008 https://solidarity-us.org/hellonwheels/
Lynch, PACT launch 2010 CTU election campaign by George Schmidt October 26, 2009
http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=952
Rank-and-File Teachers Caucus Unseats Incumbents on Pension Board in Chicago by Kenzo Shibata Nov 05, 2009 https://labornotes.org/blogs/2009/11/rank-and-file-teachers-caucus-unseats-incumbents-pension-board-chicago
Lynch back in court to protect teacher First Amendment rights by Sarah Loftus March 25, 2010 https://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1264
Lynch wins First Amendment fight against Huberman by George Schmidt March 26, 2010 https://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1269
Teachers union election battle heating up by Rebecca Harris Mar 26, 2010 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/teachers-union-election-battle-heating/
Chicago Teachers Hit Core Issues Before Union Election by Paul Abowd May 20, 2010 https://labornotes.org/blogs/2010/05/chicago-teachers-hit-core-issues-union-election
Linda Porter, CSDU endorse CORE by John Kugler May 23, 2010 https://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1419
Huge CORE turnout June 2 at Connie’s includes all three presidential candidates in support of Lewis By George Schmidt June 3, 2010 http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1446
Are Stewart and Huberman in secret negotiations to announce a miracle and give Stewart a last-minute boost before June 11 CTU runoff election? By John Kugler June 5, 2010 http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1452
CORE, led by Karen Lewis, wins CTU election in landslide by George Schmidt June 12, 2010 https://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1472
Autoworkers Under the Gun: A Shop-Floor View of the End of the American Dream by Gregg Shotwell February 14, 2012 https://archive.org/details/autoworkersunder0000shot
Karen Lewis and CORE slate re-elected in landslide in Chicago Teachers Union election by George Schmidt May 17, 2013 https://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=4262
Uncommon CORE By Micah Uetricht March 6, 2014
https://jacobin.com/2014/03/uncommon-core-chicago-teachers-union/
With no opposition, CTU cancels election and gives Lewis an automatic third term by Melissa Sanchez April 7, 2016 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/with-no-opposition-ctu-cancels-election-and-gives-lewis-an-automatic-third-term/
They are Racist: African American CTU Employees United: End the Racial Discrimination and Institutional Racism at the Chicago Teachers Union Posthumously Antoinette Barnes March 4, 2023 https://subx.news/they-are-racist-african-american-ctu-employees-united-end-the-racial-discrimination-and-institutional-racism-at-the-chicago-teachers-union/
Chicago Teachers Union Members Sue for Transparency After Four Years Without an Audit Oct 8, 2024 https://libertyjusticecenter.org/pressrelease/chicago-teachers-union-members-sue-for-transparency-after-four-years-without-an-audit/
Dean McGee: Here’s why Chicago teachers are suing their own union Oct 24, 2024 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/24/opinion-chicago-teachers-union-lawsuit-dues-finances-audit/
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez takes legal action seeking to block potential firing by Reema Amin Dec 20, 2024
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/12/20/chicago-public-schools-ceo-pedro-martinezs-lawyers-allege-collusion-challenge-vote-to-fire-him/
Chicago School Board Fires CEO Pedro Martinez will stay on the job for six more months by Reema Amin Dec 20, 2024
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/20/chicago-school-board-fires-ceo-pedro-martinez/
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez plans to fight board’s decision to fire him by Tre Ward Dec 21, 2024 https://abc7chicago.com/post/cps-board-meeting-today-pedro-martinez-responds-mayor-johnsons-interim-boards-vote-fire-chicago-public-schools-ceo/15685626/
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