NEWS

Stewart Moves to Kill 70 Years of Union Democracy

In the most egregious and overt attempt yet to eliminate democratic action and establish autocratic control over delegate meetings, CTU President Marilyn Stewart has instituted a new microphone procedure wherein she can hand pick who speaks at the microphones:  Delegates must raise their hands and wait to be chosen by Stewart who will decide who will be allowed to speak. This procedure was initiated without a vote of the delegates who, according to the CTU Constitution, are the supreme and final authority of the Chicago Teachers Union.  Those delegates are your representatives - your voice in the Union. Read more

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LETTER FROM OUR CANDIDATES

As you may know, the Chicago Teachers Union has a very important election coming up in May of 2010. Our membership has expressed unhappiness with the current autocratic president and her lack of strong leadership. The CSDU, Coalition for a Strong Democratic Union, will do better. We are an experienced team and the best organized to represent you and the most determined to work diligently on your behalf.

We must defeat the current administration for the sake of our members. Read more

Steering Committee

CSDU Steering Committee in Formation

Linda C. Porter

Jack Moran

Lisa Dimberg

Jay Jimenez

Lawer Dixon

Ted Dallas

Tony Abboreno

Ira Abrams

Cosmina Aguirre

Lishonnlynn Akporido

Candace Almore

Laura Anders

Victoria Andrews

Roman Andrushko

William Andstrand

Tom Antosz

Jeanette Atlas

Patricia Banks-Griffen

Antoinette Barnes

Vanisa Beasley-Green

Michael Beyer

Karen Blair

Kimberley Boughton

Virginia Brennen

Johanna Brocker

Ann Bromlet

Michael Brooks

Charles Brown

Marilyn Burgos

Linda Calhoun

Kathleen Cantone

Sonia Cebollero

Steve Cembala

Rosemary Chomiak

Marek Ciborowski

Luz Cordero

Janice Corriero

Renee Curtain

Alma Delgado

Joan Derrick

Evelyn Diaz

Lauren Dixon

Jim Draths

Michael Dworak

Judith Ericksen

Walter Ericksen

Norma Estrada

John Evans

Terry Feils

Michael Fijolek

Maureen Forte

Gabriel Fuentes

Lou Gagner

Christine Gertner

Erin Gilchrist

Howard Gold

Wilma B. Gomez

Gorden Newman

Brian Grauer

Jeanette Peters-Gruszeczki

Wieslawa Haber

David Hicks

Robert Hillhouse

Deborah Hirschfield

Keanu Hu

Penny Hudson

Doris Jimenez

Moises Jimenez

Robert Johnson

Francine J. Johnson

Ashaki Jones

Karen King

Katy Kirsch

Ron Kolar

Gregg Koniezcko

Susan Kroll

Antoinette LaPaglia

Harry Lekkas

Mike Levy

Ron Lewan

Maria Lozada

Lisa Macri

Lissette Madera

Elyse Martin

Steve Maty

Patty McNally

Jennifer Medea

Nicole Medea

Minerva Medeles

Diego Medina

Elsbieta Mielcarek

Jolene Miller

Michelle Nelson

Maxine Otto

Jaclyn Pavichevich

Leticia Perez

Shirley Verdugo-Perez

Peter Pero

Sheryl Phellps

Jeffery Porter

Don Price

Kasi Quist

Ian Randolph

M.L. Rembert

Angel Rivera

Annette Robinson

Frenda Rogers

Adrian Rosu

Chris Rudzinski

Renaldo Sanchez

Charles Saporito

Judith Schectman

Jean Schwab

Sarah Seymour

Darcel Shelby

Ethel Brown-Simmons

Edna Simms

Mary L. Smith

Jean Sontag

Leah Spee

Martha Spence

Kay Stepkin

Michael Stygar

Christina Suarez

Albera Taylor

Reginald Taylor

Vashti Taylor

Bob Tofilski

Mary Tofilski

John Trock

Gladstone Trotter

Carmen Valentine

Elyn Koentepp-Vanek

Jorge Vargas

Cliff Wagner

Ken Walczak

Lisa Walczak

Emmera Walker

John Whitfield

Mary Willmore

Dina Williams

Georgina Williams

Rosetta Williams

Paris Winston

Wilidia Withers

H. Wojewoda

Melanie Wojtulewicz