Come out & support our CICS sisters & brothers at their public board meeting on Tue. 2/19. The board meeting starts at 4pm. Please come as soon as you are done with work! #faircontractnow #ctuactsstrike #charteringanewcourse #charterstrikewave Chicago Teachers Union CTU-ACTS

Letter to CICS CEO Elizabeth Shaw from Illinois' State Sen. Manar and State Rep Davis debunks the network's lies about its resources #faircontractnow #ctuactsstrike #charteringanewcourse #charterstrikewave Chicago Teachers Union CTU-ACTS

Civitas CEO LeeAndra Khan accuses our union siblings of racism, yet totally misses the hypocrisy of her own neglect of the Black, brown and low-income communities her company serves. #ctuactsstrike #faircontractnow Chicago Teachers Union CTU-ACTS

Our #CICS CTU-ACTS brothers & sisters have suspended their strike! We are so proud of them! 🍎✊❤️ #faircontractnow #ctuactsstrike #charterstrikewave #charteringanewcourse Chicago Teachers Union CTU-ACTS buff.ly/2SHmwSt

A video message from the CICS CTU-ACTS bargaining team. Strike suspended! #ctuactsstrike #faircontractnow #charteringanewcourse #charterstrikewave Chicago Teachers Union CTU-ACTS

WBEZ - "More than 2,000 Chicago students will be back in class Tuesday after a nine day teacher strike at four Chicago International Charter Schools was suspended early Monday morning." #faircontractnow #CTUACTSstrike #charterstrikewave #charteringanewcourse

Illinois House approves $15 minimum wage, sends bill to Pritzker buff.ly/2SFhCoU Illinois stands alone in the nation’s midsection, surrounded by states with lower wages. Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa offer the federal minimum wage of $7.25. Missouri currently offers $8.60

On Chicago charter strike, how far will the teachers union go? buff.ly/2tmR7pm As far as we need to get the schools our students deserve. Chicago Teachers Union CTU-ACTS #faircontractnow #ctuactsstrike #charteringanewcourse #charterstrikewave

Another charter school strike! This time in Ohio! “Our priority is better learning conditions for our students,” said Todd Ratica. “Summit Academy Management has different priorities. In our negotiations, they even told us ‘students are revenue.’" buff.ly/2EkZ4So

Support Striking Teachers at Summit Academy Parma buff.ly/2EkSvPE

7 Higher Education Bills To Watch In Illinois buff.ly/2BCfhAU

How the Public Employee Unions Refused to Die. Confronted with a Supreme Court ruling designed to hobble them, the nation’s public-sector unions have increased in size and grown more militant. buff.ly/2ByGPHh

The Illinois Federations of Teachers supports the continuing education of high school seniors by awarding 2 scholarships that assist students with pursuing education beyond high school & to promote an understanding of the labor movement in young people buff.ly/2ttFAV7

Summit Academy Parma teachers are still on strike. It shouldn't have to be this way. 🥶 #faircontractnow #charterstrikewave #local6570 #iamoft Cleveland ACTS

Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds buff.ly/2SxBc6s “Arts learning experiences benefit students in terms of social, emotional, and academic outcomes,” write researchers Dan Bowen and Brian Kisida.

America’s Insanely Expensive Child Care Is a Serious Economic Problem buff.ly/2SGutYe Why did American women stop storming the job market? Much of the fault lies with our archaic family policies.

Rally to announce CTU-ACTS strike date! 4:30 pm - April 25 Velasquez Inst. 2800 S. Western FB event - buff.ly/2IBRx4N

5 of our sister CTU-ACTS schools may be forced to go on strike tomorrow. Please come out & support them tomorrow afternoon. buff.ly/2GKuX6O