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Tag Archives: CTU
CN Feb. 27, 2014
Were you a little confused by the mega-announcements this week that Chicago was about to became a major tech innovation-hub, whatever that means? Well, Tribune business columnist Melissa Harris explains some of it. The biggest chunk of cash-on-the-barrelhead is $70 … Continue reading
CN Feb 20, 2014
More than a thousand full-time tenured and non-tenured faculty members staged a 2-day strike at UIC this week to demand salary increases and other workplace improvements. Although the issues seemed to play well in the media, DNAInfo Chicago’s Ted Cox … Continue reading
CN Sep 12, 2013
So why do we keep talking about eradicating the “billion dollar deficit” at CPS by taking away benefits from teachers? Why can’t we lay the blame with Mayor Daley, Paul Vallas and the complicit legislators who allowed tax levies specifically … Continue reading
CN July 25, 2013
So what were Karen Lewis and Rich Daley talking about during that little “huddle” Tuesday at Gibson’s? “Maybe she’s trying to find out – you wrote the playbook, Mayor. Tell me how to beat it. He’s badmouthing you all around … Continue reading
CN Dec. 27, 2012
In our final show for 2012, we sit down with labor historian Bob Bruno of the University of Illinois. It’s been a tumultuous year for organized labor in Chicago, in Illinois and in the nation as a whole. We began … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Bruno, CPS, CTU, labor history, O'Hare janitors, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois
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CN October 4, 2012
At Wednesday’s presidential debate, Mitt Romney, explaining what would be his energy policy, said the following: Mr. President, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land, not on government land. On government land, your … Continue reading
CN Sep 20, 2012
If you were following the CTU strike, you might have been dismayed by the union’s failure to suspend the strike last Sunday night. Some in the media, including columnists and editorialists who had been largely favorable, started to peel away, … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, charter schools, CPS, CPS budget, CPS principals, CTU, current-events, education, House of Delegates, Karen Lewis, Lorraine Forte, politics, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, school closings, Steven Ashby, strike setlement, teacher evaluations, three year contract, UIC
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CN September 6, 2012
We’re days away from a possible teachers’ strike in Chicago, but Kate Grossman, Deputy Editor of the Sun-Times Editorial page, remains optimistic that a strike will be averted at the last minute. “A fair contract is still doable without a … Continue reading
CN August 23, 2012
“Two weeks ago I did a community education forum in Rogers Park”, says Matt Farmer, who blogs for Huffington Post and is active with the CTU, “and an audience member asked each of us the question whether or not there … Continue reading
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Tagged Achy Obejas, AUSL, Collins High School, CPS, CTU, Dyett, Matt Farmer, Paul Ryan, Phillips High School, teachers strike
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CN August 16, 2012
Young people, according to Carol Felsenthal (Chicago Magazine, The Hill) may be the surprise in the November election, finding Paul Ryan attractive for his youth and fresh ideas about the economy. But that will be more than offset, she predicts, … Continue reading
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