CTU members ratify new contract with 97% approval { Chicago Teachers Union }

Chicago Sun Times ^ | Apr 13, 2025 | Nader Issa

[Salman]

Chicago Teachers Union members have overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new contract agreement with Chicago Public Schools, making official a deal that notches improvements for educators and students but leaves political turmoil in its wake.

After almost a year of negotiations, 97% of members who voted late last week approved the contract, according to the union. About 85% of the CTU’s 27,000 eligible voting members participated.

Voting took place by paper ballot in schools and voting locations across the city on Thursday and Friday, and counting wrapped up over the weekend. The Board of Education will likely vote to approve the deal at its monthly meeting April 24.

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The contract is the CTU’s first without a strike vote in 15 years, and ratification with 97% approval is much higher than other votes in that time. In 2019, 80% of voting members ratified a deal after an 11-day walkout. In 2016 it was 79% approval, and 72% in 2012. ...

[Salman]

The CTU is not really a union by old school labor movement standards because union officials and management are all part of the same political party.
Negotiations are a game played for the cameras.

[protoconservative]

By my math Chicago Teachers have lost about 16% of their income to inflation since 2016. Perhaps the upper echelon of teachers (union members) have benefited, but the rank and file are getting inflation scraps.

That there was no walkout/strike/blue day means that the union does not have a member that wants to be mayor.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "...union officials and management are all part of the same political party."

One finds Democrat bastions of political power are in deep fiscal water, and making things worse. Chicago is one of the worst.

"Reason Foundation finds that New York City's liabilities reached $34,567 per capita in 2022, the highest in the nation. The next highest per capita liabilities were in the District of Columbia ($29.4k per capita), Chicago ($26.9k per capita), and Atlanta ($21.2k per capita)."

"On a per capita basis, Chicago's public pension liabilities ($12,903 per capita) are well over double New York City's ($4,810 per capita)."

City debt: New York has more than four times the liabilities of Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and other cities Reason, 19 December 2024.

Democrats and their greed.

Given the Trump-Vance administration has another 3 and 3/4 years to run, it is very likely one or more of these Democrat fiefdoms will come to blows over "gimme."

[Opinionated Blowhard]

making official a deal that notches improvements for educators and students

The "improvements for students" part is debatable.

[cuban leaf]

The “improvements for students” part is debatable.

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Actually, it’s a TERRIFIC improvement for students who’s parents, out of frustration, pull their kids out and homeschool them.🤣😎

[redfreedom]

I find it interesting that an all democrat operation within a large blue city used paper ballots. Maybe they don’t want any cheating within their own ranks.

[Democrat = party of treason]

SHIT SHITCAGO SCHOOLS, SHIT SHITCAGO SCHOOL TEACHERS, SHIT STATE OF ILLINOIS...

[ronnie raygun]

Ghettopotomus’s livin the good life while da keeeeds be dumb and stupid

[Lurker]

Both the CTU and CPS are criminal organizations.

L

[rollin]

More pay for less results ... and the graduation rate of stupidity continues to grow.

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[Salman]

Both the CTU and CPS are criminal organizations.

It would be more accurate to say they are both parts of the same criminal organization.
That is, Democrats.

[Libloather]

The union’s 27,000 voting members overwhelmingly approved a deal that sets lower class size limits, gives pay raises and could add hundreds of new staff members.

Fewer kids, more pay. What's not to like?