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Voters approve referenda on elected board, teacher pensions November 07, 2012 By: Rebecca Harris Two advisory ballot measures on education passed as voters went to the polls on Tuesday, but the measures aren’t binding. Read More \| (5) Comments	In the News: CTU seeks moratorium on closings November 02, 2012 By: Cassandra West Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union’s House of Delegates voted unanimously to support the call for a moratorium on all school closings, phase-outs, restarts and turnarounds this year, according to a press release the union sent out Thursday afternoon. Read More \| (1) Comments
What we’ve learned about unions since the strike October 29, 2012 By: Charles Tocci and Melissa Barton With students back in Chicago’s schools, many people are looking for lessons from the teachers’ strike. Some, including the Chicago Tribune editorial page and wealthy venture capitalist Bruce Rauner, have already recommended that the city double-down on its attempts to weaken the Chicago Teachers Union with more school closings and charters. Read More \| (15) Comments	Charles Tocci and Melissa Barton October 29, 2012 Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: Laid-off teachers still trying to get rehired October 23, 2012 By: Cassandra West Dozens of laid-off Chicago Public School teachers and paraprofessionals shared their concerns and questions at a little-publicized meeting of the Chicago Teachers Union’s Displaced Members Committee at CTU headquarters last week, according to Substance News. Read More \| (1) Comments	For the Record: Displaced teacher hiring October 19, 2012 By: Rebecca Harris and Sarah Karp One of the biggest wins for the union in negotiating the new teachers’ contract was getting CPS to agree that half of its new hires would be qualified, displaced teachers. Still, it’s questionable how much the new provision will change what is happening on the ground in schools, given a host of factors. For one, the provision had a stipulation that if CPS could not meet that quota by hiring back teachers, they could do so by taking the most-senior in the pool and making them substitutes. Read More \| (19) Comments
Union: Teachers ratify contract October 03, 2012 By: The Staff of Catalyst Teachers have voted to ratify their proposed contract with Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Teachers Union announced Wednesday. The union said that of 20,765 votes it counted, 79.1 percent were in favor of the contract. The Chicago Board of Education must vote on the contract as well before it takes effect. Read More \| (6) Comments	CTU members vote on new contract, prepare for next fight October 02, 2012 By: Rebecca Harris and Sarah Karp In a sign of solidarity with community groups, CTU President Karen Lewis chose to vote on the teacher contract at Dyett High School, which is being phased out amid intense community resistance. Lewis refused to say how she voted and refused to call the contract a good one. She did note she was in the negotiation room, implying that she marked her ballot “yes.” Read More \| (4) Comments
In the News: CTU members expected to approve contract October 02, 2012 By: Cassandra West Chicago Teachers Union officials expect a majority of their 29,000 members to approve the three-year contract agreement when they vote today. Read More \| (1) Comments