In the spring of 1981, teachers in Ravenna, Ohio went on strike for eighty-five school days. As of 1981, it was the longest teachers’ strike in U.S. history.

The strike began on October 17, 2019 when both unions failed to reach a contract agreement with Chicago Public Schools over compensation, benefits, staffing, wrap-around services such as counselors, nurses, and librarians, and caps on class sizes.

September 2012
In September 2012, the union began its first strike in 25 years. The CTU is also affiliated with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Chicago Federation of Labor, and the AFL-CIO….Chicago Teachers Union.

Before the soon-to-be-repealed restrictions were in place, the union went on strike nine times: in 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1987. Then legislation was enacted in 1995 that limited the issues the union could bargain and strike over.

Stacy Davis Gates is the Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union and the Executive Vice President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Prior to her current role at the CTU, she served as the union’s Political and Legislative Director. While at the CTU, Ms.

Chicago Public School teachers earn a starting salary of just under $53,000 annually, the Chicago Tribune reports. In a rule unique to Chicago, public school teachers are required to live in the city proper, where the cost of living is greater than the surrounding suburbs.

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Cebu Technological University (CTU) is a public, non-sectarian, coeducational State-funded higher education institution located in Cebu, Philippines….Cebu Technological University.

For months, Chicago’s news has been filled with the very public battle around reopening our schools. Instead of coming together to fight the spread of COVID-19 and develop a safe, equitable way to ensure all children are healthy and learning together, our leaders have fought each other.

The Chicago Teachers Union has some 20,000 teacher and clinician members. The CTU is Local 1 of the American Federation of Teachers, an Illinois Federation of Teachers affiliate and affiliated with the Chicago Federation of Labor and the AFL-CIO.

Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union/Presidents

The Counter Terrorist Unit (also referred to as the Counter Terrorism Unit or CTU) was an intelligence and law enforcement agency in the United States of America which worked to investigate and prevent terrorist acts within U.S. borders.

There have been between three and 24 teacher strikes per year since 2010. However, the length of those strikes has varied widely, from just one day to six weeks . Depending on how long a strike lasts, districts have to juggle making up school days; at times, that means shortening scheduled breaks.

On December 4, 2018, CTU members at the Acero charter school network initiated the first strike at a unionized charter school in US history.

The city averted a strike by agreeing to negotiate, and, after long delays (including litigation from a rival union, the Chicago Education Association), the CTU became the official bargaining agent of Chicago teachers in April 1966.

The CTU won collective bargaining rights in 1966 and conducted several strikes during the 1970s and 1980s. In September 2012, the union began its first strike in 25 years. The CTU is also affiliated with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Chicago Federation of Labor, and the AFL-CIO.