Chicago Public Schools and teachers union continue haggling over a new contract. What’s settled and what’s next?
After nearly nine months of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have yet to settle a new, four-year contract. The two groups concluded fact-finding last week. In their ...
Illinois Policy3d
What you need to know about whether Chicago Teachers Union will strike in April
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025.
Some parents fed up with battles between Chicago schools and teachers union: ‘Politics is taking over’
Despite having put five of her kids in Chicago Public Schools, Blaire Flowers said once her eldest daughter graduates high ...
Op-Ed: Why Chicago Teachers Union’s penchant for empty schools will fill prisons
The Chicago Teachers Union sends a lot of young people to prison, but to find out why you will need to read on. And that’s ...
Editorial: What will the mayor do if the Chicago Teachers Union he used to work for takes to the picket lines? Join them?
After nine months of ham-fisted stabs at power politics, the Chicago Teachers Union’s leadership says a strike is likely.
Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union begin "fact-finding" process in bid to resolve contract dispute
CPS and CTU have begun fact-finding hearings this week, a required stage in negotiations before the union can legally go on ...
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Spending during Chicago’s first school board campaign season exceeded $13 million
The Chicago Teachers Union was the biggest spender in Chicago’s first school board elections, which pitted the union against ...
CTU reaches stalemate in Chicago Public Schools negotiations; strike potential closer to reality
Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are reaching a stalemate in negotiations. Chicago teachers are no strangers to strikes: The last three contracts with Chicago Public Schools landed after ...
Chicago Sun-Times3d
CPS CEO says he can't 'imagine a need for a strike' — despite unresolved disputes with CTU
CPS CEO said at Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, “I’m proud of the work we’ve done, and I’m proud of the fact that we’re closer to an agreement now than at any point in previous ...
Editorial: Chicago parents, kids struggle as CTU contract battle drags on
Contentious labor contract negotiations are overshadowing the needs of Chicago Public Schools students and parents.
WBEZ10d
Chicago teachers strike threat elevated as CTU leader cries foul
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says a fact-finding process underway now is “stacked against” the CTU, ...