Category Archives: Legal Action

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 12:22 am Wednesday, August 4, 2010

PACT Settles Lawsuit With Board

PACT’s efforts in Lynch v. Huberman to lift CPS’s ban on campaigning in schools were essential to CORE’s ultimate victory. With a settlement of the lawsuit pending, CORE takes a moment to thank PACT for their efforts.

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / Elections / Legal Action / News / PACT / 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 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 [...]

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CTU / Elections / In the News / Legal Action / News / Outreach
published at 6:05 am Wednesday, June 9, 2010

CORE Presidential Candidate Karen Lewis on WGN News

6/8/2010 WGN-9 News

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / CTU / Elections / In the News / Labor News / Legal Action / News / School Board / Videos
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 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 4:17 pm Tuesday, May 4, 2010

CORE-A Video Resume VOTE CORE on June 11th

CORE FOR CTU Ad on Vimeo.

Topics: Charter Schools / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Elections / Events / Fundraisers / In the News / Labor News / Legal Action / Meetings / News / Outreach / Protests / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting / Videos
published at 8:31 pm Monday, February 22, 2010

CORE and GEM Take it to City Council

From PURE: Today’s Education Committee hearing ended up being quite a show! Several aldermen gave scathing accounts of their view of R2010, and Alderman Munoz forced the committee chair to change her mind and hear public testimony from a small representation of the many folks who came out to support the R2010 school closing moratorium. [...]

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Events / In the News / Legal Action / Meetings / News / Protests / School Closings / Union Busting
published at 5:53 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2009

CORE Forges Ahead with EEOC Lawsuit

Are you an African-American and/or veteran CPS employee who has lost their job due to Turnaround? CORE has filed discrimination charges against the Chicago Board of Education for its “turnaround” policy, which has a disparate effect on African American and veteran teachers. If you feel that you were also negatively affected by this policy, send an [...]

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