CTU, CPS back at the bargaining table

CTU, CPS back at the bargaining table

CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union and CPS are back at the bargaining table, hoping to reach a deal. CTU and CPS are $9 million and 10 minutes apart. That is 10 minutes of planning time and $9 million in pay bumps for veteran teachers. That time and money are in the CPS proposals, but the CTU said it is not structured in a way that works for them. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines "Putting the amount of time in the schedul…

Chicago School Board Postpones Key Budget Amendment Vote

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.CHICAGO — The Chicago school board postponed a high-stakes vote on whether to amend its budget and make a pension payment that has pitted the district against the mayor’s office.In the minutes before the start of the board’s monthly meeting Thursday, Chicago Board of Education President…

CPS Board delays vote on amended budget, pension payment; CTU accuses CPS of stalling contract talks

CPS officials and the Chicago Teachers Union said earlier Thursday they were close to a contract deal, and so the CPS Board postponed action on some important items. CTU is now accusing CPS of stalling contract talks.

Prospect of a CTU contract deal delays pivotal CPS budget vote

Chicago Public Schools officials and Chicago Teachers Union leaders appeared close to a contract agreement Thursday as all parties appeared exasperated by protracted negotiations that have dragged on for almost a year.But the day ended without a resolution, and negotiations didn’t continue into the night, prompting CTU leaders to announce they would hold a special meeting of their 500-member governing body, the House of Delegates, “in the near f…

Chicago Board of Education postpones vote on controversial budget amendment – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Just minutes before its monthly meeting, the school board called off the votes that would pave the way for Chicago Public Schools to issue or repurpose $242 million in debt and ink an agreement making the district responsible for its pension obligation. School board President Sean Harden cited contract negotiations as the reason for the delay.

‘The Crisis in the Chicago Public Schools’ by Vera Stone from The Daily Worker. Vol. 9 No. 78. April 1, 1932.

April, 1934 unpaid teachers still demonstration. Chicago, site of some of the earliest teachers' organization, the Chicago Teachers Federation was founded in 1897, saw 14,000 teachers go years with virtually no pay--and no fight back--during the early Great Depression. Vera Stone urges teachers, many products of parochial schools, to drop their passivity, 'professional' and 'patriotic'…