CTU vows to make school closings political

Apr. 15, 2013
Union president Karen Lewis says a “voter education campaign” will add 100,000 new voters in Chicago.

Chicago teachers to vote on contract

Oct. 2, 2012
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union are scheduled to vote on the proposed contract reached after a seven-day strike last month.The strike left more than 350,000 students out of class across Chicago. The teachers walked out Sept.

CTU President Karen Lewis unpacks the strike authorization vote

Jun. 6, 2012
The Chicago Teachers Union holds a strike authorization vote Wednesday. If 75 percent of members vote yes, the union could potentially move forward with an actual strike later this year.

Board votes unanimously to close, restaff schools

Feb. 22, 2012
Listen to Linda Lutton discussing Wednesday's meeting on Eight Forty-Eight Chicago’s school board voted unanimously late Wednesday to close seven schools and completely re-staff 10 others.

Longer CPS school day to get state hearing

Oct. 14, 2011
An unfair labor practices complaint filed by the Chicago Teachers Union is moving forward. It challenges the district’s school-by-school push for a longer school day.The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board determined late Thursday that a violation of labor laws may have occurred.

Teachers union leader blasts longer school day panel

Sep. 1, 2011
The president of the Chicago Teachers Union continued to criticize Mayor Emanuel's approach to implementing a longer school day at Chicago's public schools.Speaking Thursday on WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight, Lewis said an advisory committee formed to make recommendations about the specific shape

Chicago Teachers Union rejects longer day

Aug. 26, 2011
The Chicago Teachers Union is rejecting a proposal to immediately lengthen Chicago’s school day.Chicago Public Schools wanted 90 more minutes of class for elementary schools this year, an idea schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard floated on TV this week.

Emanuel backs smaller teacher raise for longer school day

Aug. 25, 2011
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is backing a plan to give teachers a small raise in exchange for extending the school day.Emanuel's schools chief, Jean Claude Brizard, this week said he's willing to give teachers a two percent raise, in exchange for 90 extra minutes in kindergarten through eighth grades.

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