Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union begin "fact-finding" process in bid to resolve contract dispute
CPS and CTU have begun fact-finding hearings this week, a required stage in negotiations before the union can legally go on ...
Illinois Policy2d
What you need to know about whether Chicago Teachers Union will strike in April
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025.
Op-Ed: Why Chicago Teachers Union’s penchant for empty schools will fill prisons
The Chicago Teachers Union sends a lot of young people to prison, but to find out why you will need to read on. And that’s ...
Editorial: What will the mayor do if the Chicago Teachers Union he used to work for takes to the picket lines? Join them?
After nine months of ham-fisted stabs at power politics, the Chicago Teachers Union’s leadership says a strike is likely.
Chalkbeat on MSN5d
Spending During Chicago’s First School Board Campaign Season Exceeded $13 Million
The teachers union and pro-school choice super PACs spent big on direct mail, digital ads, and text messages in the lead up ...
Chicago teachers strike threat elevated as CTU leader cries foul
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says a fact-finding process underway now is “stacked against” the CTU, opening the door for a strike as early as March.
Chalkbeat on MSN10d
Chicago Public Schools, Teachers’ Union Turn To Arbitrator To Help Reach New Contract
The fact-finding process triggers a timeline for a possible strike, but it wouldn’t happen until mid-April at the earliest.
Editorial: Chicago parents, kids struggle as CTU contract battle drags on
Contentious labor contract negotiations are overshadowing the needs of Chicago Public Schools students and parents.
CTU reaches stalemate in Chicago Public Schools negotiations; strike potential closer to reality
Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are reaching a stalemate in negotiations. Chicago teachers are no strangers to strikes: The last three contracts with Chicago Public Schools landed after ...
Chicago Tribune11d
Some parents fed up with CPS and CTU battles: ‘I feel like politics is taking over our children having the best education’
With district CEO Pedro Martinez’s firing in December, upheaval on the school board, and a four-year Chicago Teachers Union contract in its ninth month of negotiations, some parents say their ...