This is what solidarity looks like! From powerful speeches to unwavering energy, our rally showcased the strength of educators and allies united for justice. 💪🏽 We’re building a brighter future for our students, schools, and communities.

Two visionary mayors. One powerful moment of recognition. We’re proud to see Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott honored together on @the.root 100, celebrating Black brilliance, leadership, and collective power. This list isn’t just names, it’s an

As Black and brown communities have seen direct attacks on their neighborhoods these past few months, more parents are turning to short-term guardianship plans to ensure their children stay with loved ones if they’re detained. Through all of this, our schools continue to be

Corporations have BIG plans for how you’ll spend your money on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and into the holiday season. They’ve attacked our communities, eliminated DEI, and carry the union-buster badge with pride. Now these same companies are telling Chicago City Council to

“Those children are impacted. Their education is impacted negatively because their mind is on their father, who got taken.” CTU associate delegateLiz Winfieldnames what federal raids are doing to our students. When parents are abducted at job sites, in alleys, or during school

Touren wheels are so hot they are burning up the streets with Black Friday deals!

This Thanksgiving, we celebrate everyone in our school communities who help build the futures our students deserve. 🧡 Through your commitment and passion, you’ve helped make our schools safe places for students and families. We are inspired by your dedication to protecting our

Chicago didn’t begin with street grids, skyscrapers, or the Canal. Our city stands on foundations built by Indigenous nations who mapped this land, sustained it, and shaped every route, trade path, and agricultural practice that make Chicago possible. Long before incorporation,

Our retirement dollars shouldn’t be used to finance deportations, union-busting, or attacks on our communities. Join us Monday, Dec. 8 at 12pm 2pm CT / 3pm ET for a webinar on how we can stop funding the billionaires propping up fascism and undermining workers. CTU Recording

At Solorio Academy, teacher and sanctuary team member Joseph Graciosa helped students and families prepare for the unthinkable while ICE agents terrorized Chicago. In just a matter of weeks, families at his school were abducted, some felt forced to self-deport, and Rapid

In a powerful letter published this month, CTU Executive Board member and CPS teacher Kat Zamarrón lays out what thousands of educators across Chicago are living every day: our students are being terrorized, and it is our responsibility to protect them. Kat reminds the city that

Black Friday: We ain’t buyin’ it! Join us in flyering outside the big companies weakening our democracy, spreading racist policies, and posing a threat to our worker power. They’ve attacked our communities, eliminated DEI, and carry the union-buster badge with pride. Now these

In a Chicago Sun-Times letter to the editor, CTU member Luke Bigelow, an educator at Little Village Lawndale High School, describes how federal agents are traumatizing our city’s students, breaking them in ways no young person should experience. His students arrive terrified,

Chicago students are living through trauma no child should ever face — but educators and CTU members like Kat, Mahli, Sylvia and Gabe refuse to let fear define their classrooms or their communities. He says, “If you are not physically safe, higher-level thinking will not

Chicago’s students are about to pay the price because a bloc of aldermen are opposingthe Protecting Chicago budget. Let’s be clear about what that means: A “no” vote is a voteagainst progress,against safety, andagainst the schools our communities rely on. And it’s a voteforthe

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The choice is clear: Invest in our school communities or protect ultra-wealth corporations and downtown developers. Your alder has the power to choose investments in our students instead of devastating mid-year cuts. Use our new calculator to see how much your school stands to

Members of City Council just sent a loud and clear message to Chicagoans. 25 alders would rather protect the biggest corporations in Chicago than protect you from another property tax hike. Meanwhile families are already getting hit with property tax increases, rising rents,

Every school should be a safe space for students, families, and educators. CTU Educator, Kevin Moore, shares how educators, administrators, and community members can work together to protect our school communities through sanctuary teams. CTU has worked hard to provide

At a time when public education, health care, and resources are under attack, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates is leading a movement that says: our children are worth fighting for. As Trump deploys federal agents into Black and brown neighborhoods, educators are stepping in to

Thank you to all guest teachers, clinicians, and PSRPs! Your flexibility, dedication, and willingness to step in and step up make a tremendous difference for Chicago’s students and school communities. We appreciate you, today and every day. #SubstituteEducatorsDay

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“Facts vs. fiction,” right? Three days ago: meeting with our members, talking about real solutions, new revenue, the corporate head tax, and protecting schools. Yesterday: blasting out a defensive email attacking us instead of explaining how he plans to raise the revenue

Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson visited South Side residents to hear directly from them on the impact of property tax increases. @MaryAnnAhernNBC has the story⬇️