Monthly Archives: October 2009

published at 4:08 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Lois Ashford and Jay Rehak at the Board of Education 10.28.09

Jay Rehak and Lois Ashford CTPF PENSION TEACHER TRUSTEE CANDIDATES Chicago Board of Education Testimony 10/28/2009 CPS THREATENS TO SHORT CHICAGO TEACHERS PENSION FUND BY $100 MILLION CORE’s Rehak and Ashford Charge Board of Education with Malfeasance CHICAGO – Chicago Public School Pension Trustee candidates Jay Rehak and Lois Ashford charged CPS with attempting a [...]

Topics: News
published at 12:31 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2009

GEM Press Conference at the Board of Education

CORE is a member of GEM (Grassroots Education Movement), a community coalition that formed to end  CPS’s unsound Renaissance 2010 plan. The group came out of CORE’s January 10, 2009 community forum at Malcom X College. Today, GEM held a press conference at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting. WLS-TV, WMAQ-TV,WGN-TV, CLTV, WBBM-AM radio, [...]

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published at 6:14 pm Thursday, October 15, 2009

CPS Destroys School Communities and CORE Takes it to the Press

This school year started with staff cuts, overcrowding, flippant schedule changes, and students crossing into new neighborhoods. As stakeholders in the Chicago Schools, none of this is new. The media turned its attention to Chicago in the wake of the death of Derrion Albert. The media, local and national beckoned for some answers as to [...]

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published at 6:40 am Thursday, October 8, 2009

House of Delegates Endorses Lois Ashford and Jay Rehak

At last night’s House of Delegates meeting, a motion was called to the floor to approve UPC candidates for the Union’s endorsement for CTPF Pension Trustees. In an unprecedented move, organizers from all opposition caucuses united against the  executive board’s motion to approve UPC stalwarts as our Union-endorsed pension candidates. Although efforts were made to [...]

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published at 9:38 pm Wednesday, October 7, 2009

CORE Regional Meetings

Tuesday October 13th, 2009 4:15 PM Three Locations: SOUTH Harlan High School 9652 S. Michigan Avenue NORTH Pete’s Pizza 3737 N. Western SOUTHWEST Curie high school 4959 S Archer Ave Chicago, IL download our fliers: CORE Flyer Regionals oct 13 CURIE CORE Flyer Regionals oct 13 HARLAN

Topics: Meetings
published at 12:16 pm Tuesday, October 6, 2009

CORE Sponsors Labor Notes Event

Labor Notes, AFSCME 2858, AFSCME 2258, and CORE-The Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators Present: Public Sector Workers Unite: Facing the Budget Crisis. Forums and strategy sessions with Chicago public sector workers from several unions: Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:30am – 3:30pm UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland Chicago, IL $5. Free for the unemployed. Questions? Local Contacts: Pete [...]

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