Category: Chicago Teachers Union

‘Racial Justice,’ ‘Intersectionality’ at Heart of New Chicago Mayor’s Transition Report

July 7, 2023
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Almost two months after he ascended to the fourth floor of City Hall, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson offered a victory lap for the left-wing activists, unions, politicians, and donors who helped get him elected. His transition committee issued a 223-page mayoral transition report drawing on the work of 11 committees and subcommittees and almost 400…

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Is Pittsburgh a Blueprint for Other Union-Dominated Blue Cities?

April 28, 2023
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Commentary In 2021, Edward Gainey was elected mayor of Pittsburgh. His campaign was funded in part by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, which made a generous $350,000 donation—more than all other contributors combined. SEIU Healthcare PA knew what it was paying for when it made this investment—a strong bargaining chip to force the city’s largest employer, University of…

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Chicago Teachers Union Polling Members Over Strike or ‘Shift to Remote Learning’

December 30, 2021
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The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is polling its members on whether they would back a city-wide strike or a shift to remote learning, citing the surge of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, as students are set to return to the classroom on Jan. 3. All CTU members were asked to…

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