Chicago Teachers Union to vote on new Covid-19 safety agreement
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The Chicago Teachers Union is expected to vote on a new Covid-19 safety agreement later this week. The passage of the agreement would be the first victory for new CTU President Stacy Davis Gates.

Chicago Public School students begin summer break after 'challenging year'

"This year marks an important milestone not only in our Covid journey, but in effort to wrap our arms around our young people like never before," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

CTU leadership wins reelection as Stacy Davis Gates becomes president
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Stacy Davis Gates, the incumbent vice president, led CORE?s slate and will take over as president with her running mate Jackson Potter for a three-year term beginning July 1.

Stacy Davis Gates becomes CTU president as leadership wins reelection

The leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union have been reelected in the union’s most hotly contested race since their group came to power in 2010, avoiding a runoff and cementing their role atop one of the city’s most influential and progressive organizations.

Chicago Teachers Union, parents blast steep CPS budget cuts

Teachers rallied outside Chicago Public School headquarters Wednesday calling for funding to be fully restored.

Vaxxed Illinois teachers to get paid COVID-19 leave under bill Pritzker plans to sign

Handing a win to the Chicago Teachers Union, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday is planning to sign into law a measure that will allow fully vaccinated teachers and other school employees to take COVID-19 related paid time off without burning up sick days.

CTU sues Lightfoot ally, accuses her of interfering in union’s elections

The lawsuit, filed Thursday, seeks to “end mischievous, unlawful and deceptive interference” from staunch mayoral ally Lisa Schneider Fabes and a group she formed called Chicago Teachers United, claiming she is undermining the union’s elections taking place on May 20.

Labor board upholds CPS mask-optional policy in blow to CTU

A state labor board has rejected the Chicago Teachers Union’s request to temporarily block Chicago Public Schools’ mask optional policy while the union’s legal challenge plays out.

Chicago mom didn't die from COVID-19 as CTU claimed, ME report says

A mother of a CPS student who CTU said died of COVID-19 after her daughter was quarantined due to an outbreak, did not actually die of COVID-19, the Cook County Medical Examiner confirmed Monday.

Parents group says it was blindsided by CPS’ plan to end mask mandate

A group of parent activists said Tuesday that it was blindsided by Chicago Public Schools’ announcement to drop the district’s mask mandate — with some calling it racist, even criminal.

Chicago Teachers Union files unfair labor practice charge against CPS over end of mask mandate

Chicago Public Schools is dropping its mask mandate next Monday, citing a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks and a pending court ruling while breaking an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union to maintain universal masking through the end of the school year.

CPS board affirms mask mandate, but CEO hopes they can be optional before end of school year

As mask mandate fights have roiled districts around the state the past month, Chicago Public Schools officials and Board of Education members defended their commitment to masking Wednesday while opening the door for a relaxed policy later this spring.