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By: Alexander Russo / January 17, 2008
As rumored here in the comments section and elsewhere, there has
apparently been a rift between CTU president Marilyn Stewart and her
former ally and supporter, Ted Dallas, the CTU VP who helped organize
her victories over Debbie Lynch the last two times out.
Thanks to a reader, here's the letter that Stewart sent to Duncan in
December informing him that Dallas was no longer speaking for the CTU
on most issues:
According to this source -- who may or may not have an axe to grind here -- "It seems like Marilyn got mad when the UPC voiced concern for her to run in the next union election because of the bad contract she negotiated and the meeting she lost control of in August."
Anyone know anything more about the dispute, its sources, or the possible fallout, let us know. Do we care that they're fighting? Does it really affect anything? Or is it just a food fight that's fun to watch?
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Do you think that LP could give up his license to practice law in the State of Illinois?
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I don't have any desire to get on that train. It won't be the gravy train for long-it is actually a train wreck!
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Guess what? Poltrack isn't going anywhere. He doesn't have to - plus he's pulling down the big bucks from the AFT, also. Stop dreaming and get on the gravy train yourself. MS has plenty of money to pass out.
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Time for Poltrock too!
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[url=http://s243096925.onlinehome.us/__oneclick_uploads/2008/05/ms-disrepute-with-evidence.pdf new=true]Stewart Disrepute Charges with evidence[/url]
May 27, 2008
Mary McGuire
Recording Secretary
Chicago Teachers Union
RE: Article XIV Offenses and Penalties, Marilyn Stewart, CTU President
Dear Ms. McGuire,
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members do hereby formally charge that Marilyn
Stewart, CTU President, has, per Article XIV, Section 1, of the Chicago Teachers Union
Constitution and By-Laws brought the Chicago Teachers Union into disrepute and is the cause of definite harm to union labor.
The Chicago Teachers Union members charge Marilyn Stewart, CTU President, with the following offenses:
1. That from July 1, 2004 through December 30, 2007, Marilyn Stewart knowingly violated Article VII of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Chicago Teachers Union by mismanaging the CTU Executive Committee. Her mismanagement of this committee has resulted in a substantial financial deficit for the Chicago Teachers Union and a negative financial net worth and other financial liabilities. These liabilities include being in arrears in per caps, dues, to the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). She has accumulated new debt of approximately $2 million, in order to pay off previous arrears in per caps. She maintains this debt by paying only on the interest and refusing to pay on the principle.
2. That from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007 Marilyn Stewart knowingly violated Article VI, Section Ia of the CTU Constitution and By-laws by mismanaging and manipulating the Board of Trustees. Her manipulation of this Board has resulted in a substantial financial deficit for the CTU and the raising of dues without the House of Delegates approval.
3. That on July 1, 2007 Marilyn Stewart knowingly violated Article IX Sec 4 of the CTU Constitution and By-Laws entered into a multi-year contract with the Professional Field Staff Employees Union (Exhibit A) without the authorization of the House of Delegates.
Article IX
Sec. 4: The House of Delegates shall authorize the employment of Administrative Assistants, Directors, Field Representatives, office employees, and other personnel as deemed appropriate by the major officers for the Union, and accept a contract on behalf of the Union with said Administrative Assistants, Directors, Field Representatives, office employees, and other personnel. Such contracts shall be signed by the President of the Union and by the Recording Secretary, but no such contract shall be valid unless confirmed by the House of Delegates through its approval of expenditures in the Union’s annual budget. In the case of multi-year contracts, the House of Delegates shall authorize the officer to enter into said contracts, which shall be binding on the Union.
4. That on August 31, 2007 Marilyn Stewart, in collaboration with the Parliamentarian for the CTU House of Delegates, knowingly reported an erroneous vote of the House of Delegates. This inaccurate vote was reported on the 2007-2013 contract tentative agreement and purported that the majority of delegates in the House had approved the tentative contract. Ms. Stewart would not permit a vote to be taken against the tentative agreement in violation of Roberts Rules of Order, Revised 10th Edition, as described in Chapter 2, The Conduct of Business in a Deliberative Assembly (pp. 19-55) and Chapter 13. Voting (pp. 387-415).
5. That on December 26, 2007 Marilyn Stewart collaborated with Arne Duncan, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, by writing the attached letter (Exhibit B) which confiscated all duties performed by the current CTU Vice-President, Theodore Dallas, and which is signed, “In Solidarity.†Thus compromising the integrity of the union by sharing with the Board of Education internal Union matters.
6. That on February 1,2008, Marilyn Stewart knowingly violated the Article VI, Section le of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Chicago Teachers Union, Duties of the Treasurer, which delineates the duties of Linda Milton-Porter, CTU Treasurer. The attached memorandum (Exhibit C), written by Ms. Stewart, violates this section by stripping the CTU Treasurer of the fiduciary responsibilities for which she was elected. Thus taking away any and all oversight of union financial matters from the constitutionally elected officer.
Article VI, Section le
Treasurer - Subject to the direction of the Union, the Treasurer shall have sole charge of all monies in its possession. He/she shall pay all authorized bills against the Union. If a bill is paid by check, it must bear the signatures of two of the following persons: President, Treasure, and bonded, insured office employee assigned to the duty under the Treasurer's direction. In the case of inability of both the President and the Treasurer, another major officer may sign checks.
7. That on February 1, 2008, Marilyn Stewart knowingly violated Article VI of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Chicago Teachers Union by writing the attached memorandum (Exhibit D) which issues a directive to the CTU Officers that bars school meetings. This directive strips the Chicago Teachers Union members of their right to access all of their elected officers.
8. That on May 7, 2008 Marilyn Stewart knowingly made false statements to the House of Delegates (Exhibit E) by stating she would not enter into any contracts past her term in office. Whereas Marilyn Stewart has knowingly signed a contract with CTU Field Representatives (Exhibit A) that goes until 2011 and has signed a contract for herself with the IFT (Exhibit F) ending December 2010.
To reiterate...
• No contracts beyond the term of the President
Remarks by President Marilyn Stewart to the House of Delegates May 2008
9. That on May 7, 2008 Marilyn Stewart violated the Chicago Teachers Union Constitution Article VIII Sec 2 in presenting to the House of Delegates the 2007-2008 CTU budget by not preparing the 2007-2008 CTU budget through the Budget Committee as proscribed in the constitution.
Article VIII, Sec. 2
Budget Committee —The Board of Trustees; the President, the Vice President, the Recording Secretary, the Financial Secretary and the Treasurer, shall comprise the Budget Committee which shall prepare the annual budget in accordance with acceptable accounting procedures and with the assistance of the Unions certified public accountants. The chairperson of the Board of Trustees shall be the chairperson of the Budget Committee.
10. Marilyn Stewart, President of the Chicago Teachers Union, knowingly and willingly hired Traci Cobb-Evans (Exhibit G) a strikebreaker for a more than $100,000 per year for union work over the thousands of current and retired CTU members who built this union through strikes and hard work. This is a disgrace to the union. This one reason alone is enough to remove Marilyn Stewart from the Union.
In so doing Marilyn Stewart has over stepped her authority as officer of the union in direct violation of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Union and has caused union labor definite harm by disregarding the procedures set forth in the Constitution of the union. Marilyn Stewart has acted in seditious manner that violates the trust of the rank and file members of the Chicago Teachers Union.
Very Disappointed,
Dr. John Kugler
Union Delegate
Hyde Park Career Academy
Chris Rudzinski
Union Delegate
Orr Campus, AASTA H.S.
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That's leadership.
Anyone else who has tenure and is a "elder" of the teaching community fired?
Tenured Teachers Fired At Wells
4 tenured teachers were fired at Wells High School by the current principal, who sent out an email at Spring Break announcing that she was told "Leave or be fired."
After referring to several experienced teachers as dinosaurs she would like to be rid of , she E3d four teachers and gave some PATs a "do not return" letter.
She overhired in the fall. Our population was about 1200 but under her keadership, has fallen to about 700. Daily attendance is about 56%.
But of course, the teachers are to blame. Thank you Marilyn Stewart for making life grand for the CPS board and all those lovely well paid politico administrators.
Get your resume polished. You are going to need it soon.
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140k CTU
100K IFT
_______________________
Total minus Perks 240K
thats 20k a month
why then did you spend about 4000 last month with your expense account?
are you really that greedy?
That you need $24,000 to live on and you pay no gasoline bills like all us teachers driving to work.
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I agree.(Misspelling was caused by emotional factors I quess...)
She is gone definitely.
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Stewart is history she will never be president of any union, if we could removed her now she would be gone. 90% unio member want her out, she did this to her self, it looks like she is working for Arne and Daley, she is loosing a lot of members, maybe she is closed to retirement does not have nothing to loose, if she does'nt get the job back she can retire, in the mean time hell with everybody.
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What a sad state of affairs. How long will it take to rectify this internal strife?
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[b]Stewart is a Traitor[/b]
1. She protects and hired a scab.
2. She writes internal union business to the enemy.
3. She does nothing to stop the mass firings of teachers.
4. She threatens union members for union activity.
[b]Stewart is a Traitor[/b]
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After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, and the vampire, he had some awful substance left which he made a scab. A scab is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a water-logged brain, and a combination backbone made of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.
When a scab comes down the street, men turn their backs, and angels weep in heaven, and the devil shuts the gates of hell to keep him out. No man has a right to scab as long as there is a pool of water deep enough to drown his body in, or a rope long enough to hang his carcass with. Judas Iscariot was a gentleman compared with a scab for betraying his Master, he had character enough to hang himself. A scab hasn't!!
Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Judas Iscariot sold his savior for thirty pieces of silver. Benedict Arnold his Country for a promise of a commission in the British army. The modern strikebreaker sells his birthright, his Country, his wife, his children, and his fellowmen for an unfulfilled promise from his employer, trust or corporation.
Esau was a traitor to himself, Judas Iscariot was a traitor to his God, Benedict Arnold was a traitor to his Country.
A strikebreaker is a traitor to his God, his Country, his family, and his class!!
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Scabs have no rights!
They are traitors!
The burden of proof is on the Traitor.
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To: She has a 6th Amendment Right/ Tracey
The only one on this blog that has mentioned race is you!
A SCAB is a SCAB.
And the worst enemy to the Union. Don't play the race card. It makes you the racist.
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She has a 6th Amendment Right.
Seems to me you are doing too much protesting. Are you Tracey?
Are you a SCAB? Did you cross our picket line in 1987?
If you did I don't want to hear your reason.
RESIGN.
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The person you are accusing has a 6th amendment right which out weighs an editorial right. if your evidence is soooo strong and iron clad you would have laid it on the table 2 years ago when she was hired. on file with substance...and so what.....so substance is the new bible.
i don't have to protect her, the constitution does.
Again, you call yourselves the Coalition ...Democratic blah, blah blah. but there is nothing democratic about it.
the witch hunt continues.....and a majority of people see it as that
and race is always an issue. open your eyes.
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Until Cobb-Evans proves she did not cross the line there is enough evidence to support the claim.
She is a SCAB!
The documentation is on file with substance. She has an editorial right according to our charter to rebuke any articles or claims of fact as long a the person in questions provides documentary evidence of their position. [url=http://www.substancenews.net/assets/pdfs/issues/2008/March2008.pdf new=true]Scab Article[/url]
When I called her about the story she refused to clarify her position. "No Comment"
That was her chance to tell her side of the story.
The coalition in no way stands for separation.
It is Marilyn Stewart who hires scabs, removes officers from their constitutionally appointed duties and signs letters "In Solidarity" with the enemy.
She is the problem.
There is no healing when we are still bleeding.
Stewart is the direct cause of any and all that is happening with the union. She admits it in her memos and public speeches.
The buck stops with her.
Oh the school closing are not her fault either?
The E3's at Wells, terminations @ washington shall we go on?
Stop protecting her.
Ask her to resign and then the healing can begin.
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The silence speaks for itself.
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If the proof is so available and damning all I have said is present it.
The silence is her right and she chooses to practice that right. the best way to curtail an arguement is for one side to be silent. if she did come forward with one statement it would not stop there, the accusations and arguement would go on forever. just like they have on this thread.
again, where is the proof all you judges and jury?
and she is a member isn't she?
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In response to: "It could be any of us..."
No, It couldn't.
Two members in my family walked the walk and even though it was more than 20 years ago we remember. It was cold and it went on for weeks! It was not easy for any of us. I remember where I was and who I stood next to day after day after day. I'll never forget the feeling of betrayal when the SCABS crossed our line and went into the building.
The CTU used to keep records of scabs. There are rules. For example, a scab could not be a member of the CTU unless they paid back the money received while crossing the line.
If anyone accused me of being a scab, I would quickly set the record straight. I hope this person speaks up. The silence is deafening.
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I am still here.Have you seen any post(mine)with the statement that she is a scab?So why so much anger and frustration>
The "gangster crew"statement is something new ,really.
Are you try to ventilate or just get mad?
I do not need to gather evidence.I just said that she knows what she did.After all my comments about the public employee salary (right to examination by all taxpayers)is true and correct.It is a GENERAL comments.
If you want to see copies of the check stub please let me know or just visit the www.coalitionsdu.org(will be there shortly)
What's wrong with you?Happy Memorial Day. Keep smiling.
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Chris,
Stop with the double standard. You post under alias' when it suits you.
No, you are not right. it is not a matter of right or wrong. it is a matter that she is with in her rights to ignore the crap. if you had some real evidence you would not try to intimidate her into showing her check stub. bump the love and honesty crap too. so leave it alone until you and your gangster crew get some real evidence. until such time see ya.
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Nobody mentioned a verdict and the trail.It is an example of oversensitivity.If she did she did and she knows that.
The check stub of the public employee could say who is wrong and who is right.
The good thing is that all of us love honesty and democracy.
Am I right?
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this entire conversation on two threads is outrageous.
You have already tried, convicted and demanded her resignation so why should she respond to the likes of you?
You have stated she is in effective at her job. well, when was the last time you were in springfield?
you have to feel comfortable...oh please. so you feel comfortable with your US President, govenor, mayor, senators, house reps. alderman, school chief. I hope you don't so beat up on them.
other than being MS's friend what has she done to you? nothing. you don't even know her. all you know is the crap that someone has fed you and you are off a running with it.
there is too much hating of the wrong people on district299
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Dear honest "no one has to..
Please take under consideration that I do not offer or attempt to offer legal advice in this state.
Unauthorized Practice of Law (practice without the licence) is a violation and is a subject to further action.
You can say whatever you want I do respect your position.
But again we have to feel comfortable with people who represent us.
Simple.
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As I mentioned before Mrs Called Scab does not bother to offer explanation to members.
It is not a courtroom we just would like to feel comfortable with the person who makes her money out of our dues and is extremely ineffective.
Let Mrs Called Scab keep the secret she will not be prosecuted.
But I do not think so that honest person with an amount of dignity and character would be able to quietly wait for her next paycheck paid by members and escape from any kind of clarification.
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Chris,
You are too funny. You say you teach law, and you quote law, and offer legal advice so Read that Constitution of the United States and perhaps you will understand why she doesn't have to say anything. Unless you prove it, it is not true.
No, she should not honor that crap with a response.
As for people who are commenting on her behalf, that is great. This is still America.
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I thnk it is about time someone took a stance about rediculous charges that have been floating forever.
You should be pissed off that in 2008 in the United States of America there are people who think it is just and right to carry out a witch hunt. You should be pissed off 'cause tomorrow a parent could create some story about you and go to the principal with it. Lucky for you we live in a country that doen't believe in witch hunts.
But instead you are pissed off because someone with no proof told you something and you believe it. get real. Unless you were there, touched her and got a dna sample you don't know that she did whatever. Be pissed off at the folks who started this crap and are wasting my time and your time.
This rumor has circulated for months now with no proof being presented by the accusers. Just because someone keeps saying something does not make it so.
If we were all convicted of everthing any one said we would all be locked up.
Again, get pissed with those who create this mess; can't support it, and might do it to you next.
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Good evening:
I really can not understand why the person called SCAB is so quiet
and allows others to act as her attorney?
It is very simple - she could tell us "It is not true".
After all she is not effective lobbyist ,lacks the proper professional preparation in order to accomplish.
State legislators are making jokes about the CTU and people representing the organization.
Therefore I would like to advise Mrs Called Scab to speak out or just resign.
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Dude or Dudette,
You are like really pissed off about this scab thing aren't you.
Well, so are alot of other people. Pissed off that she's lobbying for us.
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how would you feel if a principal started spreading rumors that 20 years ago you molested a child? and then spread it. you know that you have always worked for the good of the children but now, someone with another agenda is coming after you. how would you feel?
supposedly there were three eye witnessess from 20 years ago. ok, how much do you remember from 20 years ago?
Well, Alton Logan was just released from jail after serving 26 years for a murder he did not committ. At the time of his trial there were three eye witnessess that he did it; oh yeah. Now, 26 years later we find out that someone else (wilson) admitted to the murder to his attorney. tells you how much those three eye witnessess were worth. Nothing.
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My family has gone though our share of strikes. We were out there walking the walk in the cold. The worst enemy we had was the SCABS. Pretending to be a brother or a sister and then crossing the line. They made life much more worse for us out there. In any union SCABS are the lowest of the low.
No wonder the CTU is having a crisis if they don't see anything wrong with a SCAB working for the UNION.
I really hope that this is not true and would like to know if anyone has any proof. I don't want one penny of my dues money to pay the salary of a SCAB.
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You guys are on a witch-hunt and it shows. Fortunately, the Constitution of the United States protects us against witch hunters.
According to the 6th Amendment of the Constitution the burden of proof lies with the accuser and the defendant is presumed innocent until said proof is presented and said defendant is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Consequently, Ms. Cobb does not have to voice a defense to you or anyone else. You have no proof that any of your accusations are real and three supposed eyewitness accounts from 20 years ago would not stand up in any other court than your witch-hunt. One motion to dismiss would wipe them out. If she admitted it where are the minutes or the recording? Hear say, not fact.
If the alleged did cross a picket line 20 years ago, SO WHAT. She did not work for the Union at that time. We all did something 20 years ago that in retrospect was not the best practice. We have past Presidents, current Presidents and other elected officials who admit to smoking Marijuana-an illegal substance-20 years ago, and so what.
Someone else already spoke to the issue that a parent, student, or principal has accused all of us of something. It is a good thing that we were not treated in the manner you are treating this issue. This issue should be treated in the same way that you would want an accusation of abuse, mis-management etc. made against you. You would first be told to not say anything and let the accuser’s case unfold and fall apart. So, she says nothing and does not have to. This is still America.
If you think you have proof that will demonstrate the above, show it or stop the witch-hunt.
The continued vilification of these two black women is egregious to a point of repulsion.
The
You call yourselves a Coalition for a Strong Democratic Union-PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. Nothing about this witch-hunt reflects a democratic belief.
Coalition stands for vilify…not democratic.
Wed May 14, 2008 at 7:32 AMBy: uh Does "The Coalition" Stand A Chance? What's up with the pic of just the ladies' asses on the home page?
The "Coalition" may want to get the web designer to change that.
By: Chris to:uh Does "The Coalition" Stand A Chance? Dear 'uh'.I was concerned about your dissatisfaction reagrding ladies pictures on the website.Do you mean you prefer to see men a...s instead of women?Tell the webmaster and he will possibly accommodate you.
Smile.
It is noted that one of the organizers of the “Coalition†thought the issue regarding the women’s’ rear ends being plastered all over their web page was humorous and acceptable. It is also dully noted that the web master changed the page to something neutral. The web master may want to review the descriptive statement for grammatical errors.
The fact is that three men share the responsibility of the implosion of the Chicago Public School System and its impending privatization: Arne, Rufus, and Richard. That fact is over-looked and often ignored by the “Coalition†when someone posts to that regard. The poster is often criticized.
Taking into account these issues and many more this assemblage of person’s who have taken on the title “Coalition for a Strong Democratic Union†are not the solution for the Chicago Teacher’s Union, but perhaps the are a preponderance of the problem. They do not appear to uphold their own mission statement. At a time when the CTU needs healing there is a continuance on the part of the “Coalition†to rub salt in the womb, perpetuate pain, tear various people down in an attempt to raise themselves, and violate every iota of what is it means to be UNION. In the mission statement there is a comment regarding re-focusing the Union. The “Coalition†should refocus….
Alex, does that answer your question?
PS. ….bordering on libel and slander
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that is a rumor that is being perpetuated by persons who claim to have seen this occurrence some 20 years ago. There has been no proof admitted so it is a very nasty rumor which could be considered libel and slander. It is just another way that persons needing to lift themselves are attempting to do so by tearing down another. They call it "Crabs in a Barrel" Just another diversionary tactic to take the focus off the real issues and problems of CTU and CPS-Dick, Arne, and Rufus.
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Is it true that there is a scab working for the CTU? Has anyone else heard this?
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Have a positively optimistics week.
We love each other brothers and sisters.
See you @the House meeting.
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Hello.
Have a nice weekend.
After all We are the Union.
Sit TOGETHER and implement positive changes.
See you at the House meeting.Motions will be presented.
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Behave class
THAT WAS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN!
THANKS
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Chris Rud....
Everyone know who you are and they are laughing at you. Your pitiful grammar and writing are shameful. And you call yourself a teacher. I feel sorry for the children at Orr who have to try to learn from you. Please don't get up at the House meeting and talk.....
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How many other reporters do you think will be covering the tumultuous meeting of the Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates this Wednesday (April 2, 4:00 p.m., Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington Blvd.)? Are the unions only "news" when they are preparing to strike (or, as in August with CTU, when the union president has sold out to the Daley administration)?
I'm personally glad Chris is back in action here, tired or not. When your school ("schools," in the case of the Orrs) has been sold out and all of your colleagues are facing professional ruin in four months, you should be angry.
The UPCTU people at Collins High School preferred sellout to fight back. That doesn't change what's happened since the Collins attack two years ago. Nor does it change what's going to happen each year as Collins dwindles (as a public school) while growing as a "by application only" quasi-privatized thingy (North Lawndale College Prep charter, with all its fraudulent claims and PR puffery -- let's hear it for Catalyst! -- floating around like scum on a pond).
Every school that's been under attack has been told the same thing by union staff since 2004, when Marilyn Stewart took over CTU. "It's Debbie's fault" they're closing your school. And, by the way, it's also your fault for not raising test scores after you've been forced to take the kids nobody else wants -- or in some cases everybody else kicks out. Want to become a "good teacher" fast? Get a job in a suburb north of Chicago where the median family income is triple that of Lawndale, Englewood, Austin, or (even) Brainerd. Or get a job with the elite teaching corps at Northside, Payton, or one of the other "college prep" high schools in CSP.
Voila! You've just become a great teacher -- and we have the "bottom line" (test scores) to prove it.
The current leadership of the CTU is doing worse than nothing in the face of all the closings. They are actually aiding and abetting the other side. Why do you think the foundations gave them that three quarters of a million dollars for Quest? Fresh Start just means the CTU helps CPS fire "bad" teachers from "bad" schools.
We're going to begin publishing direct reports on another blog. Every time a $150,000 CTU employee (don't you love the fact that they're getting as much per month for a car as you are paying per year in union dues?) tells a member "There is nothing we can do" (or worse) it should be recorded for posterity. Arne Duncan is paid well (although not as much as Marilyn Stewart) for doing the dirty work for Daley ("Renaissance 2010" and all that). At least everyone here and elsewhere can get all the facts to appreciate the price their field reps have sold out for when their members are being ruined -- and having decades of service to some of Chicago's poorest children slandered in the process.
Don't tell Chris to get anger management. Get a grip on the facts of reality and history in CPS and ask why more people aren't even more angry than that.
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Mistyping again.Should be "word".I teach at Northwestern at night and I am really tired.....
High-Level Strife Inside Chicago Teachers Union
Well.Nice to see you again .Do you want me to use your name here?As I mentioned before,the world "honesty"could be very hard to find in your vacabulary.
After all the intellectual development you are expressing is realeted to your effectiveness as a leadership.
Now we are making joke but you have to understand that membership is talking about not paying Union dues because of the lack of representation.As you know they can object.Do you really want to destroy the Union?Sorry for asking but there is a perception that you are a part of the corrupted circle and do not care about the interests you should be guarding.
You are ignoring the real needs of the Union by making assumption that teachers as a group are intellectually disabled.
I would like to see leadership taking the Wexler tests and releasing IQ's.It could be so funny .For a long time people were unable to realize that Union constitution does not contain the "recall"or "impeach " clause.It is a reason why you are acting in particular way.I am not going to call you "kook".I am going to call you "crook"instead if you oppose positive changes.
You guys decided to block Ted from doing his job and as a result I am advising people to file grievances on their own because of lack of the competent representation.Only 4 -possible 5 field reps doing what they supposed to.After Ted was isolated nobody is able to coordinate the day to day operation.Now you are unable to control your own caucus meetings.Embarassing.
Please do not write stupid thinks using my name . I am really ignoring such kind of action because it is a way you are demonstrating your intellectual deficiencies and lack of security.
Sit down TOGETHER.You still have a time to do that.
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High-Level Strife Inside Chicago Teachers Union
YOu guys better cut it out! I am Chris and I am the first kook
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over and out
High-Level Strife Inside Chicago Teachers Union
I wanna be a kook too );->
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High-Level Strife Inside Chicago Teachers Union
Yea, right! Someone is telling him to say and do everything. It must be the Big Boss. That's who it is.
High-Level Strife Inside Chicago Teachers Union
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