From Substance News:
Karen Lewis has been elected president of the Chicago Teachers Union, and CORE has won the leadership of the 30,000-member CTU by a landslide. Lewis, a Martin Luther King Jr. High School Chemistry teacher, headed the slate of candidates from the caucus called CORE (the Caucus of Rank and File Educators) and won [...]
Category Archives: Elections
published at 7:47 am
Saturday, June 12, 2010
…and the winner is,
published at 5:40 am
Friday, June 11, 2010
Vote CORE Friday, June 11th!
” …we’re facing thousands of job cuts. This is not an abstraction-this is very real.” Lewis isn’t calling for strikes. Instead, she wants the union to search the board’s books for waste-in vendor contracts as well as central office salaries. CORE has even threatened to take on tax increment financing ….”
-Chicago Reader 6/10/2010
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published at 1:04 pm
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Imagine the Power of 30,000
Last minute attempts to look proactive before an election will not make our Union any stronger. CTU members deserve leadership with forethought, integrity, and imagination.
CORE’s imagination has allowed us to look beyond business-as-usual failed practices. Although CORE only allows CTU members to vote on official business, we have created coalitions with parents and community groups [...]
published at 6:05 am
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
CORE Presidential Candidate Karen Lewis on WGN News
6/8/2010 WGN-9 News
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.
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.
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. All of us [...]
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 your support.
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 cast ballots. [...]
published at 4:10 pm
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Three CTU Caucuses Endorse CORE in the June 11th Runoff Election
CORE would like to thank the CSDU, PACT, and Independent caucuses for announcing their support for us in the June 11 runoff election. To the members and supporters of these caucuses: we welcome your support and do not take it for granted. Those of you who now enthusiastically support CORE, welcome! We look forward to [...]