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Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools inch closer to a contract
After months of drama, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools are inching closer to a final labor contract.
Progress reported, but sticking points persist in talks between Chicago Public Schools, teachers' union
Negotiations continued Monday between the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Public Schools. Progress was apparently made ...
Stacy Davis Gates defends CTU’s contract demands, asks to shift pension payment debate to City Hall
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates defended the union’s contract proposals despite the costs of a pension payment for ...
Contract stalemate continues for Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union as new year begins
The finger-pointing has continued in the first few days of 2025, with each side blaming the other for holding up negotiations ...
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez injunction hearing postponed by judge
A Cook County judge rescheduled Thursday’s hearing regarding the alleged obstruction of Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez’s job duties. On Dec. 24, Judge Joel Chupack granted Martinez’s ...
George Cardenas: Chicago must create a relief mechanism for property taxpayers
Local governments need to manage and to control their property tax levies, but property tax relief must happen quickly.
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The mayor’s on ‘union leave’ from CPS despite leaving CTU. Does that undermine contract talks?
Brandon Johnson hasn’t taught in CPS since 2011. But because of his leave status, he’s still accruing seniority in the ...
CPS CEO says contract talks with the teachers union have not stalled: 'In fact, it's just the opposite'
But Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates said she's frustrated one person — schools chief Pedro Martinez — ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks class size, contract talks, school board appointments
In a sit-down interview with Chalkbeat Tuesday, the mayor talked about contract negotiations with his allies at CTU, his ...
Chicago Teachers Union vows to 'fight' Trump at 'every turn' amid contract negotiations
The Chicago Teachers Union on Monday vowed to 'fight' President-elect Donald Trump at 'every turn' once he enters the White ...
CTU: Contract talks with CPS have ‘ground to a halt’
The slow progress that both Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union representatives have expressed in recent days ...
Mayor Johnson dodges questions on budget, CTU contract, downplays strain with Gov. JB Pritzker
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged questions about the budget and teachers' contract, while downplaying how strained his ...