CORE: The Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators 0000
Under CORE’s leadership, the CTU has won class size protections, bilingual education provisions and sanctuary schools protections. We won big COLA raises in our current contract and bigger raises for paraprofessionals. We won safety agreements that protected us when a court outlawed school mask mandates and that allows flip-to-remote when quarantine rates are high.
We have huge opportunities around the corner for big improvements in our job conditions and in students’ learning conditions. That’s especially true since we have finally won the bargaining rights taken from us in 1995 and we will have elected members of the school board in the next election and a fully elected school board in 2026. But we’ll have to fight to win if we are to make the most of those opportunities. That’s why we need CORE to keep leading!
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Wednesday: Rally and Press Conference at the CPS Board of Education to Oppose Budget Cuts
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Organizing Against the CPS Budget Cuts
As we headed into spring break, we got the news that CPS intends to make $42M in cuts to our budgets next year. For my school, this means losing at least one teacher and some paraprofessionals. Some schools are slated to see as much as an 11% cut to their budget. All while CPS sits on $370M in unspent relief money. At the time when our students need it the most, the school district is hoarding the funds meant to help our schools recover.
We have to fight this.
Read moreChicago Mag: Stacy Davis Gates Won't Back Down
CTU's Vice President and CORE's candidate for CTU President was featured in a beautiful article in the Chicago Mag. Read it here: "Stacy Davis Gates Won't Back Down."
Video: Vote CORE for CTU in May 2022
CORE has a proven track record of fighting and winning for CTU's members, students, and communities. In May, vote CORE for 3 more!
CORE's Opponents are Attacking CTU's Democracy
As you heard from CTU today, our opponents filed a lawsuit asking a Cook County Judge to stall our upcoming election on May 20th. Worse, they are threatening the very fabric of our rank-and-file democracy and decision making - the latest in a long string of attempts to weaken our union and power after losing an argument.
Read moreMeet Your #COREClassOf2022 Candidates for Area Vice President
Meet your #COREClassOf2022 candidates for Area Vice President! Read their bios below to learn why they're the best people for the job. Share online and with your colleagues why you're supporting these candidates.
Read moreCORE Bowling and House Party Fundraiser
Join us on April 23rd for a bowling and house party hosted by CORE candidate for trustee Robin Blake Boose! Reserve a lane with a team of you and your coworkers.
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