Monthly Archives: September 2009

Jay Rehak and Lois Ashford for Pension Trustees

CTPF Voting Procedures for Displaced Teachers

Lois Ashford, one of CORE’s candidates for Chicago Teachers Pension Fund Trustee was displaced when her former school, Copernicus Elementary, was turned-around by the Chicago Board of Education. She realized that the one thing they could not take away from her was her guaranteed defined-benefit pension. The pension is currently under attack  through intense lobbying [...]

Join the CORE 100

CORE has received tremendous support in the past year. Thousands have attended our events and joined us in our fight to save public education in Chicago and beyond. We have mobilized CTU membership around issues from responsible staffing,  to school closings, to the theft of our pay. We have filled the gaps that have been left [...]

Join CORE at Simone’s This Friday

Has the beginning of the school year gotten you down? We’ve worked hard these three weeks. Writing lesson plans, filing division (homeroom?) forms, and having to plan ahead for those bathroom breaks has earned us the right to a relaxing afternoon with friends. Come join CORE at Simone’s in Pilsen this Friday. Simone’s 960 W. [...]

A Benefit Concert for CORE

A Benefit Concert for CORE Friday, October 2nd La Decima Musa 1901 S. Loomis (in Pilsen) DecimaMusa.com 8pm / Doors Open 7pm $20 in advance / $25 at the Door

Theft of Democracy at the House of Delegates

With little notice, the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union moved the monthly House of Delegates meetings from the Plumbers Hall to the Operating Engineers Hall on 22nd and Grove. This change was much to the chagrin of delegates who depend on public transportation, needed handicapped parking (there were 6 handicapped spots), or did not [...]