CORE

CORE General meeting today 5-7pm

Nate — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:47:53 +0000

At Décima Musa
1901 S. Loomis

CORE at CPS Budget Hearings

Nate — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:08:34 +0000

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).

Xian Barrett - another exemplary teacher summarily fired without cause.

Article at

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CORE Meeting Monday Aug 16 @ 5pm

Nate — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:42:44 +0000

CORE Meeting Monday, August 16th

5:00-7:00 PM

Casa Aztlán

1831 South Racine Street
Chicago, IL 60608

PACT Settles Lawsuit With Board

Nate — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:22:55 +0000

Last March, CTU members will remember that CPS CEO Ron Huberman issued a ban on campaign meetings and the use of CPS mailboxes in the CTU election campaign. The UPC leadership made nothing but verbal opposition to the ban. CORE filed a complaint with the labor board.

It was the PACT (Pro-Active Chicago Teachers and School Employees) caucus that won the day with their filing in federal court as Lynch vs. Huberman. Within days, federal judge Amy St. Eve issued a temporary restraining order preserving our right to campaign. This decision was crucial in our joint effort to change the CTU’s leadership.

Since that time, PACT and their lawyers have been busy closing the issue. The PACT web site reports that a preliminary settlement of the suit has been reached. Details of the settlement are to be withheld by agreement until final approval by the Board in August.

CORE owes a debt of gratitude to the PACT team for their efforts to promote democracy in the CTU and defend the rights of all members to campaign. We are grateful, as well, for their far-sighted support (along with CSDU and SEA) of CORE in the runoff election to move the CTU forward.

Core Meeting – Monday, July 26th

JCORE2010 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:22:37 +0000

CORE Meeting Monday, July 26th
5:00-7:00 PM

Operation PUSH
930 East 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60615

Come and make your voice heard!

AFT’s Chicago Contingent (Local 1) Work with NYC Local at AFT Conference

Core Teachers — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:14:02 +0000

Click here to read the rest of the story from GEM-NYC’s Norm Scott.

CORE Meeting-Monday July 26th

kenzo — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:29:41 +0000

CORE Meeting Monday, July 26th

5:00-7:00 PM

Operation PUSH

930 East 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60615

Save Our Schools Summit-This Saturday (7/24)

kenzo — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:28:59 +0000

Will your neighborhood school be next on the Board of Education’s chopping block?

The Board has already…

ELIMINATED after-school and sports programs,

CUT over 200 citywide teachers (special services, literacy coaches, hospital teachers, and more),

REDUCED world language classes,

…and plans to:

INCREASE high school class sizes,

DECREASE the number of electives offered to our students, and

FIRE more teachers in addition to the hundreds already terminated or displaced WITHOUT regard to seniority and tenure

The Board hasn’t learned its lesson yet.
Let’s plan how we will fight these cuts together.

The Chicago Teachers Union and community partners invite you to the

Save Our Schools Summit

Saturday, July 24, 2010

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Ariel Community Academy

1119 East 46th Street

(parking in school lot)

For more information, please contact Norine Gutekanst at

(312) 329-6226 or norinegutekanst@ctulocal1.com

“Honorably Terminated” Teachers Organize!

kenzo — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:23:27 +0000

Report by John Kugler

On Tuesday, June 29th, Operation PUSH hosted a meeting for CPS literacy coaches, IDS coaches, and other citywide staff who have been terminated by CPS. Appropriately 100 of these tenured teachers were denied placement in the reassignment pool because of their citywide status.

I assisted these teachers through the grievance process and submitted their paperwork on June 30th. We are also looking to file lawsuits in several areas depending on the specific circumstances of each termination. We are working with several attorneys.

Another meeting will be held next Tuesday, July 6th at 6:00 PM at PUSH Headquarters. If you were honorably terminated, please attend.

Rainbow PUSH National Headquarters

930 E. 50th St., Chicago

Organizing Meetings for Displaced and Honorably Discharged Teachers

kenzo — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:38:35 +0000

When: Tuesdays 6 PM

Where: Operation PUSH

930 E. 50th St, Chicago.