Category Archives: Alerts

published at 10:53 am Sunday, January 9, 2011

Stand Up to the Billionaire “Education Reformers” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, Jan. 11 Picket 4:00-6:00pm Chase Towers Meet at Madison and Dearborn Chase Bank Towers is the home of the Commercial Club of the City of Chicago. This millionaire and billionaire’s club authored the plan for Renaissance 2010 and is allied with Advance Illinois’ attack on teacher [...]

Topics: Alerts / CORE Stuff / Events / Protests / Union Busting
published at 3:15 am Tuesday, October 5, 2010

CTU Wins Lawsuit – CPS Must Rehire!

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis today announced a stunning court victory that brings tremendous benefits to public school students and parents, and restores justice to teachers who were unlawfully fired by the Chicago Board of Education (BOARD). U.S. District Judge David H. Coar today declared that the firing of tenured teachers under the Board’s [...]

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / CTU / In the News / Legal Action / News / Press Releases / Union Busting Tags: , , ,
published at 7:47 am Saturday, June 12, 2010

…and the winner is,

From Substance News: Karen Lewis has been elected president of the Chicago Teachers Union, and CORE has won the leadership of the 30,000-member CTU by a landslide. Lewis, a Martin Luther King Jr. High School Chemistry teacher, headed the slate of candidates from the caucus called CORE (the Caucus of Rank and File Educators) and [...]

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / CTU / Elections / In the News / Labor News / 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.

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Elections / In the News / Legal Action / News / Outreach / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting / Videos
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.  [...]

Topics: Alerts / Charter Schools / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CSDU / CTU / Elections / Events / Labor News / Meetings / News / Outreach / PACT / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting
published at 11:29 am Sunday, May 9, 2010

Save Our Schools! Massive Rally to Save Public Education May 25th, Board of Education 125 South Clark

Download this flyer and distribute to teachers, parents, and other community members.

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Events / Labor News / News / Outreach / Protests / School Board / School Closings
published at 11:20 am Sunday, May 9, 2010

CORE Takes CPS’ lack of transparency to Attorney General Lisa Madigan…and wins!

From CORE Co-Chair Jackson Potter: On April 28th, the Grassroots Education Movement, CORE and more than 50 teachers from 10 different schools throughout the city held a press conference in front of the State of Illinois building to force the Chicago Public Schools to adhere to the Freedom of Information Act. The gathering spoke first [...]

Topics: Alerts / CPS / In the News / Labor News / Legal Action / News / Protests / School Board / Union Busting
published at 3:48 pm Sunday, May 2, 2010

CORE Presidential Candidate Karen Lewis in the Hyde Park Herald

Click here or on the newspaper clipping above for the full story.

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Elections / In the News / News
published at 8:19 pm Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Name the Names, Huberman!

Grassroots Education Movement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2010 Student Leaders and GEM to CPS: Name the Names on Contracts.  Public Budget Debates Now. No Student or Teacher Cuts. Student leaders and members of GEM, the Grassroots Education Movement, called for Chicago Public Schools to provide line-item budget details and hold immediate public hearings before [...]

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / In the News / Press Releases / School Board
published at 5:08 pm Monday, April 26, 2010

No More Cuts! If you aren’t CROOKS…OPEN THE BOOKS!

Tell Data-man Huberman: NO CUTS! OPEN THE BOOKS! ALL BUDGET DATA ON THE TABLE NOW! Rally 4 p.m. / Press Conference 10 a.m. Wednesday April 28th, 2010 We’ve seen the raises for Huberman and his friends … we’re supposed to just trust him on the rest? 4 p.m. RALLY! Ask IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan [...]

Topics: Alerts / CORE Stuff / CPS / News / Protests / School Board