Chicago Teachers Union members voted overwhelmingly this week to authorize a strike if a contract deal is not reached soon.
CTU Votes to Authorize Strike
CTU Sets Strike Vote for Late September
The Chicago Teachers Union’s elected delegates on Wednesday night voted unanimously to schedule a strike authorization vote for late this month.
Teacher Contract Talks Continue As Threat of Strike Looms
As Payton teachers returned to school this week to prep for the first day of classes on Tuesday, leaders of their union continued to negotiate with the City of Chicago over a new contract.
Payton Teachers Demonstrate In Support of Striking LA Educators
Payton teachers held a brief “walk-in” demonstration in front of school on Thursday morning in a show of solidarity with striking Los Angeles public school teachers.
Generation All Initiative Seeks to Improve Neighborhood HS
While Generation All – The Chicago Community Trust initiative- may be a newer initiative that launched in 2014, the disparity between high school choices for Chicago students has hindered the city for […]
Falling short in the classroom
As now widely reported, Chicago Public Schools has gone through with mid-year layoffs due to the district facing a hundred million dollar budget deficit. With the anticipation earlier this year being […]
CTU Calls for Mass Rally Amid CPS Announcement of CUTS
With the reality of cuts to schools fast approaching, the Chicago Teachers Union plans to protest the nearly 1,000 cuts threatened by the district. At Walter Payton HS, those cuts could result […]
