CPS CEO says he can't 'imagine a need for a strike' — despite unresolved disputes with CTU
While Martinez touted tentative agreements for lower class sizes in the youngest grades and more planning time for special ...
Johnson-appointed CPS board member asked CTU official about contract negotiations
A Chicago Public Schools board member appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the teachers union vice president about ...
Afternoon Briefing: CPS board member texted CTU official about contract
An attorney for Michael Madigan today repeatedly denied that the ex-House speaker ever thought utility giant ComEd was ...
Op-Ed: Why Chicago Teachers Union’s penchant for empty schools will fill prisons
The Chicago Teachers Union sends a lot of young people to prison, but to find out why you will need to read on. And that’s ...
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What you need to know about whether Chicago Teachers Union will strike in April
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025. Here’s what that means, whether Chicago students might be out of class, when and ...
Fired CPS CEO Pedro Martinez's restraining order stays amid CTU negotiations
With the TRO against the Board of Education in place, the fired CPS CEO remains in charge of Chicago Public Schools.
New CPS Board president says he took the volunteer job because ‘I love this city’
Sean Harden, a Chicago native who has worked in real estate and workforce development, is leading the new partly elected ...
Some parents fed up with CPS and CTU battles:’I feel like politics is taking over our children having the best education’
With Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union still unable to settle on a contract, parents say their children are ...
CTU inches closer to potential strike as fact-finding begins
The Chicago Teachers Union is inching closer to a potential strike. This week marked the beginning of what’s known as a ...
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Chicago teachers strike threat elevated as CTU leader cries foul
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says a fact-finding process underway now is “stacked against” the CTU, ...
Opinion
Editorial: What will the mayor do if the Chicago Teachers Union he used to work for takes to the picket lines? Join them?
After nine months of ham-fisted stabs at power politics, the Chicago Teachers Union’s leadership says a strike is likely. Teachers could walk off the job as early as March. The irony couldn’t be any ...
CTU and Mayor Brandon Johnson prepare austerity contract for Chicago teachers
Teachers and other school workers, who are determined to fight against years of austerity and lost purchasing power, must ...