Monthly Archives: June 2010

published at 6:38 pm Monday, June 28, 2010

Organizing Meetings for Displaced and Honorably Discharged Teachers

When: Tuesdays 6 PM Where: Operation PUSH 930 E. 50th St, Chicago.

Topics: News
published at 1:32 pm Tuesday, June 22, 2010

CORE to ride in this Friday’s Critical Mass

From chicagocriticalmass.org: Critical Mass is a bike ride plain and simple. The ride takes place on the Last Friday Of Every Month. A Critical Mass is created when the group of riders comes together for those few hours to take back the streets of our city. The right of the people to assemble is guaranteed [...]

Topics: News
published at 1:23 pm Tuesday, June 22, 2010

CORE Meetings Coming Up…

Manny’s Deli 1141 S. Jefferson June 28th and July 13th 4:00 PM

Topics: News
published at 5:24 pm Sunday, June 20, 2010

President-Elect Karen Lewis takes aim at mayoral control and Renaissance 2010

From The Chicago Sun-Times: …[A]s teachers union president, [Karen Lewis] is aiming for the top once again — right for Daley. She has her sights set on the mayor’s piggy bank of tax increment financing funds. She calls his pet education project, Renaissance 2010, “a disaster.” “He’s had 15 years of reform…” “All we ever [...]

Topics: In the News
published at 5:55 pm Thursday, June 17, 2010

Summer of Organizing

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 [...]

Topics: CPS / CTU / In the News / News / School Board / 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

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CTU / Events / In the News / Labor News / Legal Action / News / Protests / School Board / Videos
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 12:39 pm Tuesday, June 15, 2010

New CTU Leadership, teachers, parents at Emergency Picket 6/14/2010

Topics: CPS / CTU / Events / Protests / School Board / Union Busting
published at 8:52 am Monday, June 14, 2010

CORE on Fox News Chicago this morning

Topics: In the News / News