News Archives: Tagged chicago teachers strike
PROGRESS ILLINOIS: Progressive Group Launches New Ad In Support Of CTU (VIDEO)
As parents, students and teachers all wait to see when, and if, classes will resume, which they could as soon as tomorrow, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is releasing an ad, set to hit Chicagoland airwaves immediately, thanking the teachers’ union “for their fight for students and parents.” Regardless of what happens today with the House of Delegates’ vote, PCCC officials say they will continue to run the ad as they see the Chicago teachers’ strike as indicative of a national battle between unions and politicians, particularly conservatives like Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who released a statement at the start of the strike blasting CTU. [more]
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS: Activity swirls as teachers union gets ready to vote
It won’t be until this evening at least when we’ll find out whether the Chicago teachers strike is over. But there sure is a lot of activity out there — mostly by the Chicago Teachers Union and its allies. In one development, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a left-of-center political action committee that has been active in Wisconsin, began airing a “thank you, unions” ad on broadcast and cable TV and on the Internet. “Because we’re a union, we can work together to make things better for our schools,” it says. [more]
PROGRESS ILLINOIS: PCCC urges Chicago residents to call their elected officials
Late last night, CTU President Karen Lewis and Chicago Board of Education President David Vitale both said there were major strides made in negotiations yesterday and that students could be back in school by Friday. Meanwhile, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a left-leaning political activism group, has been urging Chicago residents who support the teachers to call on their elected officials to do the same. [more]
A Chicago Teacher Explains Why He’s Striking For The Children He Teaches
At 10 PM central standard time last night, 29,000 Chicago teachers and support staff declared that they are going out on strike (read about their grievances and how you can help them here). On his blog Teacher X, Chicago Teacher Xian Barret explains one of the most important things to understand about the teacher strike: … [more]
