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CTU members approve contract with historic support, avoiding strike as union prepares to fight federal threats
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union voted to ratify a new contract with Chicago Public Schools last week, the first time in ...
Today in Chicago History: Feds say actions kept Chicago schools racially segregated for 35 years
1979: The U.S. Office for Civil Rights charged in a 102-page document that the Chicago Board of Education had systematically ...
Chicago Teachers Reach Contract Deal for the First Time in More Than a Decade Without a Strike
For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’ s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a ...
Chicago Teachers Union members approve deal to push average salary over $114,000
Chicago’s public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a four-year labor contract to raise their average salary to ...
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Illinois quick hits: Union reaches tentative deal with Chicago schools
The Chicago Teachers Union announced Monday that it has reached what they are calling an "historic tentative agreement" with the city's public school system. Negotiations on a new collective ...
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Chicago teachers reach contract deal for the first time in more than a decade without a strike
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Stacy Davis Gates answers a question from media during news conference at CTU headquarters in Chicago, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ...