What we’ve won through struggle, strikes, and member driven campaigns

What we are fighting for to win in the near future and upcoming contract fight

• fought against and stopped school closings and turnarounds
• stopped charter growth
• led to the greatest density of charter unionization in the country
• established CPS' first maternity leave and short term disability program ever
• won the greatest TIF surplus for schools in Chicago's history
• restored the Pension levy to stabilize our retirement security
• led the first run-off in a Mayoral election ever
• Secured a funding formula that has finally put the district on the path for financial stability
• Restored $28 million in SPED funding and won an ISBE monitor over CPS
• Won rights to challenge discipline and vote down excessive tests for first time
• Secured class size limits for first time in 24 years
• Led first charter school strikes in US history

• Fight and win a contract campaign to establish class-size caps for all grade-levels, and increase the number of social workers, bilingual teachers and aids, SPED staff, nurses, librarians, TAs and counselors for our classrooms and full time for every school.
• Robust restorative justice coordinators and program for all schools
• All schools sustainable community schools
• bank sick days
• eliminate the charter commission at state level
• Fight to ensure that Chicago remains affordable, livable and responsive to racial and social justice goals for our students and their families.
• restore our 4.5 bargaining rights
• Elected School Board
• Open bargaining to include all members in the direct negotiations of our next CPS contract
• Pre-K for all