Dear Members:
In these final days of the school year, make a list of phone numbers and e-mail addresses of teachers at your school. Talk to your students’ parents and get their contact information as well. We need your help in organizing this summer. Download the spreadsheet at the bottom of this post and e-mail it [...]
Category Archives: School Board
published at 5:55 pm
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Summer of Organizing
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 [...]
published at 10:14 pm
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
President-Elect Karen Lewis on Chicago Tonight
published at 12:39 pm
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
New CTU Leadership, teachers, parents at Emergency Picket 6/14/2010
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 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)
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. [...]