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Teachers Union suit goes after law cracking down on public pension abuse
Tribune reporterFearing cuts to the pension benefits of its “ordinary” members, the Chicago Teachers Union filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court Tuesday that goes after a state law passed in January that was intended to crackdown on public pension...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Employees, Cook County Government, Civil and Public Service
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Aldermen want hearings on Chicago school closings
Although Chicago teachers have signed off on their new contract, the lingering anxiety about the future of the city's public education system surfaced Thursday as aldermen stepped up a call for hearings on potential school closings. Chicago Public...
Tags: Proco Joe Moreno, Career and Workplace, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago, Michael D. Chandler
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Chicago teachers OK new contract, get ready for next fight
Tribune reportersChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis called the overwhelming vote by teachers in favor of a contract agreement a victory, but said the union would continue to fight against school closing and the growth of privately-run charter schools. "No...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Teachers
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Chicago teachers vote on new contract today
WGN NewsChicago Teachers Union members are voting today on the new contract that ended their strike last month. CTU president Karen Lewis is not giving any indication whether or not she has confidence that the contract will pass majority vote by the rank and...Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Merchandise Mart, Teachers, Strikes
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Schoolchildren's stomachs rumble; drama queens grumble
As nominations poured in for the stupendous Moutza of the Month award for September, President Barack Obama was avoiding meeting with world leaders because he had something more important to do: hang out on daytime TV with the ladies of "The View." "I...
Tags: Politics, Scott Walker, Robin Ventura, White House, Dance
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Rejecting test scores as a core value
It wasn't about money. It was about respect. That's what Chicago teachers union president Karen Lewis kept reminding the public during the seven-day teachers strike that had parents scrambling and kept 350,000 children out of class. But there was way...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Students, Career and Workplace
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It's the teachers in a squeaker
Which side won in the Chicago Teachers Union strike? I've heard and been asked the question many times since the union suspended its seven-day walkout and its members returned to the classroom Wednesday. The easy, vague answer is that both sides won. The...
Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Academic Progress, Fishing, Joseph Berrios
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Classes resume Wednesday; Strike suspended
WGN NewsIt took months of meetings, hundreds of hours of negotiations, seven days of a full fledged strike and Tuesday there was a resolution at last. Chicago Public School students will return to class Wednesday. The teachers union delegates met for more... -
Strike ends, search for funding begins
WGN NEWSMayor Emanuel and his administration are trying to figure out how they will pay for the new contract between the Chicago Teachers' Union and Chicago Public Schools. The union ended their strike on Tuesday, after the two sides agreed a three percent...Tags: Frederic Chopin, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City Hall, Chicago Mayor
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What would Neva Boyd think?
In Chicago, last week was for the playing of games. Three of Chicago's best-trained game players — Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong — landed lucrative, career-making gigs on "Saturday Night Live," a tantalizing reminder of the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Paul Simon, Teachers, Strikes, Chicago Park District
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End to Chicago teacher strike not assured
CHICAGO (AP) — Negotiators seeking an end to Chicago's teachers strike sound more hopeful than they have in weeks, announcing they have achieved a "framework" that could bring students back to the classroom by Monday. But the leader of the teachers...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Scott Walker, Teachers Unions, Academic Progress
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Teachers' contentions
"Our members are not happy. They want to know if there is anything more they can get." So said Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, Sunday evening after its House of Delegates refused to call off its strike against Chicago Public Schools...
Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Teaching and Learning, Punishment, Teachers, Strikes
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