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published at 8:17 pm Tuesday, June 8, 2010

CORE Presidential Candidate Karen Lewis on Garrard McClendon Live 6/8/2010

*at the time of the broadcast, the CTU provided no details or documentation for their lawsuit. This may be due to the fact that the charges have no legal precedent and the actual transgression had not yet occurred.

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published at 9:10 pm Sunday, June 6, 2010

“We need to reclaim what it means to be Local One.”-Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis on Moving Forward June 3, 2010.

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Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Elections / Events / News / Outreach / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting / Videos

published at 6:18 pm Thursday, June 3, 2010

CTU Unity

Karen Lewis’ speech to the House of Delegates (6/2/2010): Good afternoon. I would like to thank PACT, CSDU and SEA for running honest campaigns, based on the issues; and for their support. I am honored … and exhilarated. Those of you who are unaligned and voted for CORE, thank you. Last week’s rally was incredible. [...]

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published at 6:16 pm Thursday, June 3, 2010

Karen Lewis at Operation PUSH-Saturday (Event Change)

CORE Candidate for CTU President Karen Lewis at Rainbow/PUSH National Headquarters Saturday, June 5th 10:00 AM Rainbow/PUSH National Headquarters 930 East 50th Street Chicago, IL 60615 Watch live here or on CAN TV-36. Note: The debate that was originally posted has been canceled, but Karen’s appearance will go on as scheduled. Come out and show [...]

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published at 8:47 am Monday, May 31, 2010

Video: Save Our Schools Rally May 25, 2010

Video of of the 5/25/2010 Save Our Schools rally and march featuring CORE Candidates Karen Lewis (President) and Jesse Sharkey (Vice President)

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published at 2:01 pm Saturday, May 29, 2010

WBEZ: Chicago Teachers Union Election Gets Tougher for Incumbent

From Chicago Public Radio’s City Room: The current president of the Chicago Teachers Union is facing an uphill re-election battle. And it just got a little more difficult. That could shake things up in Chicago education. Just 500 votes separated CTU President Marilyn Stewart from her toughest challenger in last Friday’s election. More than 19,000 teachers [...]

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published at 11:07 pm Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Thousands rally against the school budget cuts.

In a display of unity that is uncommon in an election season, all five caucuses of the CTU came together to march against Huberman’s threats of ballooning class sizes to 35 and major cuts to educational programs. Koco, Teachers for Social Justice, Pilsen Alliance, Blocks Together, and other GEM partners organized students, parents, and community [...]

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published at 9:12 pm Wednesday, May 19, 2010

CORE Files Lawsuit to Force CPS to “Open the Books”

CORE Files Suit Against the Board of Education for Hiding Budget Numbers SUIT FILED 5/20/10 From The Chicago Tribune: Teacher’s group sues CPS over access May 20, 2010 A union group that is vying for power in Friday’s Chicago Teachers Union election has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education, claiming it is [...]

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