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CPS Board Meeting, 125 S. Clark Street Get in line by 6:30am if you want to speak, by 8:30am to observe at 6:30 am - CTU Member RallyCTU Member Rally
Time: 3:00 pm
Auditorium Theatre 50 East Congress CTU Members Only Join with thousands of CTU members for a huge membership meeting, to be followed by a short march and rally downtown. CTU Officers will share important bargaining updates and our members will have important decisions to make. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO at 3:00 pm
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- Tuesday, May 29, 2012
- CTU Arts for All at KenwoodCTU Arts for All at Kenwood
Time: 4:00 pm
CPS Music, Drama, and Dance Teachers! WE NEED YOU to Stand together with all the arts teachers on Tuesday MAY 29 2012 at KENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. Meeting starts at 4:00 PM. Doors open at 3:30 PM. Refreshments will be served. Free Parking. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. at 4:00 pm - “The Inconvenient Truth..."“The Inconvenient Truth..."
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“The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman” Tuesday, May 29, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Talcott School, 1840 W. Ohio The event is co-sponsored by Parents 4 Teachers and Talcott School PTO. Program following the movie. at 6:30 pm
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published at 10:14 pm
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
President-Elect Karen Lewis on Chicago Tonight
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 [...]
published at 5:40 am
Friday, June 11, 2010
Vote CORE Friday, June 11th!
” …we’re facing thousands of job cuts. This is not an abstraction-this is very real.” Lewis isn’t calling for strikes. Instead, she wants the union to search the board’s books for waste-in vendor contracts as well as central office salaries. CORE has even threatened to take on tax increment financing ….” -Chicago Reader 6/10/2010 Read [...]
published at 1:04 pm
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Imagine the Power of 30,000
Last minute attempts to look proactive before an election will not make our Union any stronger. CTU members deserve leadership with forethought, integrity, and imagination. CORE’s imagination has allowed us to look beyond business-as-usual failed practices. Although CORE only allows CTU members to vote on official business, we have created coalitions with parents and community [...]
published at 6:05 am
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
CORE Presidential Candidate Karen Lewis on WGN News
6/8/2010 WGN-9 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.
published at 6:16 pm
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Karen Lewis at Operation PUSH-Saturday (Event Change)
CORE Candidate for CTU President Karen Lewis at Rainbow/PUSH National Headquarters Saturday, June 5th 10:00 AM Rainbow/PUSH National Headquarters 930 East 50th Street Chicago, IL 60615 Watch live here or on CAN TV-36. Note: The debate that was originally posted has been canceled, but Karen’s appearance will go on as scheduled. Come out and show [...]
published at 8:47 am
Monday, May 31, 2010
Video: Save Our Schools Rally May 25, 2010
Video of of the 5/25/2010 Save Our Schools rally and march featuring CORE Candidates Karen Lewis (President) and Jesse Sharkey (Vice President)
published at 2:01 pm
Saturday, May 29, 2010
WBEZ: Chicago Teachers Union Election Gets Tougher for Incumbent
From Chicago Public Radio’s City Room: The current president of the Chicago Teachers Union is facing an uphill re-election battle. And it just got a little more difficult. That could shake things up in Chicago education. Just 500 votes separated CTU President Marilyn Stewart from her toughest challenger in last Friday’s election. More than 19,000 teachers [...]
