#ctuseiustrike

[windycitylibrarian]

https://twitter.com/phillipcantor/status/1186415108609716225?s=21

For real, though, this is exactly how this is.

phillip cantor on Twitter

“#faircontractnow #ctuseiustrike Day 3! #putitinwriting”

[windycitylibrarian]

The Chicago Teachers Union Goes on the Offense Against Austerity

The Chicago Teachers Union is on strike this morning. In the face of incredibly restrictive, anti-worker labor law, they’re fighting to win

A little background on the past 25 years of Chicago Public Schools and how the district and the city tried to hamstring the Chicago Teachers Union.

[windycitylibrarian]

Pictures from this morning.

[coco-corrine]

I personally cannot watch this without squirming, but I'm posting it because I'm really proud of all the work that made this action possible. We wrote and illustrated this story in two days while still picketing at 6:30 in the morning and going to rallies in the afternoon.

This story was written as a rebuttal to the argument that Chicago doesn't have the money to pay for every school in Chicago to have the resources every student needs. We decided to highlight just one way the city of Chicago shows it's hypocrisy. They choose to fund expensive developments around the city with tax payers' money, yet cry broke and make teachers, parents and students fight for basic necessities.

It ain't right! #CTU #putitinwriting #CTUSEIUstrike #faircontractnow

[cpsparent]

Day 2: My Daughter sees her teacher and hides

My spouse took a vacation day to take care of our daughter today.  They visited the teachers protesting outside her school in hopes of seeing her kindergarten teacher.  Mission accomplished...but she immediately hid behind my spouse and elected not to say hello.  She’s 5; this wasn’t a counter-protest.  She just felt a little shy.

[cpsparent]

About Me / Contact Me

I’m a parent to two children: a kindergartener in a CPS neighborhood school and a pre-schooler (not a CPS pre-school).  Started this blog to vent and to learn about the Chicago teachers’ strike.  I have no affiliation with Mayor Lightfoot or CPS or CTU or SEIU or Parents 4 Teachers or any other entity.

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[jackassgardener]

‪The trees are wearing red to support #CTUSEIUstrike today. The migrating geese are honking their horns at the picket lines. Nearly all of the people who criticize @CTULocal1 aren’t in the classrooms every day and don’t know how vital these negotiations are for the STUDENTS. ‬ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uUjPBlVqO/?igshid=7oee8i3jpeed