Courts
Attorneys review Chicago Teachers Union audits following congressional request(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union says it has complied with a U.S. House committee’s request to release financial audits, but attorneys challenging the union in court say… Read More
Public Education
‘Beyond parody’: Teachers’ union overseeing failing schools sends out flyer with glaring typo(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) social media accounts disseminated a flyer across multiple platforms that misspelled the word “governor.” CTU’s official accounts on… Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ union climate justice goals face budget constraints amid student performance concerns(Daily Caller News Foundation) – “Climate justice” provisions in the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) new contract are colliding with financial reality as the city’s low-performing public school system faces a… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union head gleefully declares that her union owns American children(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president Stacy Davis Gates said on Monday that “all children belong to” the union. At the City Club Chicago… Read More
Courts
Chicago Teachers Union refuses to disclose where money is going, lawsuit alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has failed to produce required financial audits disclosing how its money was spent over the past four years, according to… Read More
Politics
Chicago voters show low trust in major teachers’ union as November elections near(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A majority of likely voters in Chicago showed low trust in the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) ahead of the upcoming school board election, according to… Read More
Culture
GOP lawmakers: ‘Outrageous’ Chicago Teachers Union members ‘bully’ for more money(The Center Square) – Starting their Wednesday off with doughnuts and red T-shirts, members of the Chicago Teachers Union rolled their way into Springfield to demand more state taxpayer funding. Read More
Culture
CTU president suggests new teacher contract could cost taxpayers $50B(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union is preparing for collective bargaining talks with the city, and the union’s president suggested the new terms would cost taxpayers $50 billion. Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Illinois government unions seek more strike power to get more politicalThe Cook County College Teachers Union is planning a strike for the end of October unless the college’s students get housing and day care services (the teachers also want… Read More