Category Archives: Labor News

published at 12:00 pm Monday, April 11, 2011

Jen Johnson stands up to “Stand For Children”

CORE member, Jen Johnson, challenges the myth that the length of the CPS school day is shorter than those at other comparable school districts. Watch the clip from Progress Illinois: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuAI4by0Fao

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published at 10:58 pm Saturday, April 9, 2011

Teachers Are One With Other Union Workers!

  We Are One Rally. Chicago, Illinois. Saturday, April 9, 2011. Thousands of Illinoisans rallied in downtown Chicago on Saturday, April 9th, to show solidarity with workers in Wisconsin and other states, to renew the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King who gave his life 43 years ago in support of striking sanitation workers in [...]

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published at 10:00 pm Saturday, April 9, 2011

That’s “Enough”!

Here’s a link to the “Enough” video clip circulated by the organizers of the “We Are One” rally:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APOzpztuzWg

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published at 2:08 pm Thursday, August 19, 2010

CORE at CPS Budget Hearings

CPS Budget Hearings Teachers, students, parents and community members demonstrated their anger at open budget hearings Tuesday, Aug 18th at Lane Tech HS and Wednesday, Aug 19th at Westinghouse HS. Another hearing will take place tonight, Thursday, Aug 20th, at Corliss HS (821 W 103rd St). Article at Another article at

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / In the News / Labor News / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting
published at 6:34 pm Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Report from Emergency Board Meeting 6.15.2010

CPS called  an emergency Board meeting on Tuesday, June 15 to pass a resolution that will drastically change our working conditions and the learning opportunities for our students.  The resolution was passed unanimously at the meeting, in spite of every single speaker during the “public participation” portion urging the board members to vote “no.” This [...]

Topics: Charter Schools / Chicago Teachers Union / Contract Schools / CPS / CTU / In the News / Labor News / Meetings / News / School Board / Union Busting
published at 10:14 pm Tuesday, June 15, 2010

President-Elect Karen Lewis on Chicago Tonight

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published at 12:48 pm Tuesday, June 15, 2010

TV Appearances for President-Elect Lewis

President-Elect Karen Lewis will be on Chicago Tonight (WTTW-11) at 7:00 Tonight. She will be on FOX-32 News at 9:30 with Chicago Reader columnist Ben Joravsky.

Topics: Labor News
published at 7:47 am Saturday, June 12, 2010

…and the winner is,

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 [...]

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / CTU / Elections / In the News / Labor News / News
published at 6:05 am Wednesday, June 9, 2010

CORE Presidential Candidate Karen Lewis on WGN News

6/8/2010 WGN-9 News

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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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