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CORE Flyers
published at 3:47 pm
Monday, August 30, 2010
CORE General meeting today 5-7pm
published at 2:08 pm
Thursday, August 19, 2010
CORE at CPS Budget Hearings
CPS Budget Hearings
Teachers, students, parents and community members demonstrated their anger at open budget hearings Tuesday, Aug 18th at Lane Tech HS and Wednesday, Aug 19th at Westinghouse HS. Another hearing will take place tonight, Thursday, Aug 20th, at Corliss HS (821 W 103rd St).
Xian Barrett - another exemplary teacher summarily fired without cause.
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published at 3:42 pm
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
CORE Meeting Monday Aug 16 @ 5pm
CORE Meeting Monday, August 16th
5:00-7:00 PM
Casa Aztlán
1831 South Racine Street
Chicago, IL 60608
published at 12:22 am
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
PACT Settles Lawsuit With Board
Last March, CTU members will remember that CPS CEO Ron Huberman issued a ban on campaign meetings and the use of CPS mailboxes in the CTU election campaign. The UPC leadership made nothing but verbal opposition to the ban. CORE filed a complaint with the labor board.
It was the PACT (Pro-Active Chicago Teachers and School Employees) caucus that won the day with their filing in federal court as Lynch vs. Huberman. Within days, federal judge Amy St. Eve issued a temporary restraining order preserving our right to campaign. This decision was crucial in our joint effort to change the CTU’s leadership.
Since that time, PACT and their lawyers have been busy closing the issue. The PACT web site reports that a preliminary settlement of the suit has been reached. Details of the settlement are to be withheld by agreement until final approval by the Board in August.
CORE owes a debt of gratitude to the PACT team for their efforts to promote democracy in the CTU and defend the rights of all members to campaign. We are grateful, as well, for their far-sighted support (along with CSDU and SEA) of CORE in the runoff election to move the CTU forward.
published at 10:22 pm
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Core Meeting – Monday, July 26th
CORE Meeting Monday, July 26th
5:00-7:00 PM
5:00-7:00 PM
Operation PUSH
930 East 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60615
Come and make your voice heard!
published at 6:14 pm
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
AFT’s Chicago Contingent (Local 1) Work with NYC Local at AFT Conference
published at 7:29 pm
Monday, July 19, 2010
CORE Meeting-Monday July 26th
CORE Meeting Monday, July 26th
5:00-7:00 PM
Operation PUSH
930 East 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60615
published at 7:28 pm
Monday, July 19, 2010
Save Our Schools Summit-This Saturday (7/24)
Will your neighborhood school be next on the Board of Education’s chopping block?
The Board has already…
- ELIMINATED after-school and sports programs,
- CUT over 200 citywide teachers (special services, literacy coaches, hospital teachers, and more),
- REDUCED world language classes,
…and plans to:
- INCREASE high school class sizes,
- DECREASE the number of electives offered to our students, and
- FIRE more teachers in addition to the hundreds already terminated or displaced WITHOUT regard to seniority and tenure
The Board hasn’t learned its lesson yet.
Let’s plan how we will fight these cuts together.
The Chicago Teachers Union and community partners invite you to the
Save Our Schools Summit
Saturday, July 24, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ariel Community Academy
1119 East 46th Street
(parking in school lot)
For more information, please contact Norine Gutekanst at
(312) 329-6226 or norinegutekanst@ctulocal1.com
published at 9:23 am
Saturday, July 3, 2010
“Honorably Terminated” Teachers Organize!
Report by John Kugler
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On Tuesday, June 29th, Operation PUSH hosted a meeting for CPS literacy coaches, IDS coaches, and other citywide staff who have been terminated by CPS. Appropriately 100 of these tenured teachers were denied placement in the reassignment pool because of their citywide status.
I assisted these teachers through the grievance process and submitted their paperwork on June 30th. We are also looking to file lawsuits in several areas depending on the specific circumstances of each termination. We are working with several attorneys. Another meeting will be held next Tuesday, July 6th at 6:00 PM at PUSH Headquarters. If you were honorably terminated, please attend. Rainbow PUSH National Headquarters 930 E. 50th St., Chicago
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published at 6:38 pm
Monday, June 28, 2010