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published at 4:39 pm Friday, May 20, 2011

ART TEACHERS REDEFINED Returns!

Art Teachers Redefined is an art exhibition organized by art teachers “honorably dismissed” by the 2010 Chicago Board of Education policy that gave CEO Ron Huberman and local principals unlimited power to fire teachers without due process. The teachers were forcibly unable to work, losing benefits, pensions, and the respect of their communities. Hosted by [...]

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published at 12:00 pm Monday, April 11, 2011

Jen Johnson stands up to “Stand For Children”

CORE member, Jen Johnson, challenges the myth that the length of the CPS school day is shorter than those at other comparable school districts. Watch the clip from Progress Illinois: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuAI4by0Fao

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Topics: Events / Labor News / News / Protests / Videos Tags: "We Are One", collective bargaining, Jen Johnson, Rally, Stand for Children

published at 10:58 pm Saturday, April 9, 2011

Teachers Are One With Other Union Workers!

We Are One Rally. Chicago, Illinois. Saturday, April 9, 2011. Thousands of Illinoisans rallied in downtown Chicago on Saturday, April 9th, to show solidarity with workers in Wisconsin and other states, to renew the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King who gave his life 43 years ago in support of striking sanitation workers in [...]

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Topics: Events / In the News / Labor News / News / Protests Tags: "We Are One", Collective Bargaining Rights, Hyatt, Labor, Rally, Workers

published at 10:00 pm Saturday, April 9, 2011

That’s “Enough”!

Here’s a link to the “Enough” video clip circulated by the organizers of the “We Are One” rally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APOzpztuzWg

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Topics: Events / In the News / Labor News / Protests / Videos Tags: "We Are One", Enough, Labor, Rally, video

published at 6:05 am Friday, April 8, 2011

WE ARE ONE!

We won’t let corporate greed: • Push more working families into poverty • Let profits drive education decisions • Divide and conquer us Let’s march together and demand: • Raise the minimum wage • Put TIF money back into schools • Tax the rich, not working families Shuttle buses will be available. Passengers [...]

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Topics: Events / News / Outreach Tags: "We Are One", Daley Center, downtown, Hyatt, Rally

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 [...]

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Topics: Alerts / CORE Stuff / Events / Protests / Union Busting

published at 7:28 pm Monday, July 19, 2010

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

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 [...]

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Topics: Events / Meetings

published at 10:14 pm Tuesday, June 15, 2010