The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025. Here’s what that means, whether Chicago students might be out of class, when and what it all could do to taxpayers.

The Chicago Teachers Union sends a lot of young people to prison, but to find out why you will need to read on. And that’s something too many youngsters cannot do after attending Chicago Public Schools.

After nine months of ham-fisted stabs at power politics, the Chicago Teachers Union’s leadership says a strike is likely. Teachers could walk off the job as early as March. The irony couldn’t be any thicker,

CPS and CTU have begun fact-finding hearings this week, a required stage in negotiations before the union can legally go on strike. The fact-finder's report is expected to be released in the coming weeks, making recommendations in an effort to seek a resolution.

Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union sent a letter reaffirming their commitment to being a sanctuary place for all students, parents, and employees.

A third-party labor arbitrator is hearing arguments from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union Wednesday and Friday in an effort to reach an agreement on a new contract. This fact-finding process involving an arbitrator has been used three ...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says a fact-finding process underway now is “stacked against” the CTU, opening the door for a strike as early as March.

The Chicago Teachers Union was the biggest spender in Chicago’s first school board elections, which pitted the union against pro-school choice groups as both angled for influence on a new, partly-elected board.

Contentious labor contract negotiations are overshadowing the needs of Chicago Public Schools students and parents.

Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are reaching a stalemate in negotiations. Chicago teachers are no strangers to strikes: The last three contracts with Chicago Public Schools landed after the teachers walked off the job. "To force our hand to take a strike vote is a very cruel and mean joke," CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said.

Teachers and other school workers, who are determined to fight against years of austerity and lost purchasing power, must reject the illusions peddled by CTU leaders about the supposed “transformative” contract.

The first official elected Chicago school board meeting focused on protecting Chicago Public School students from ICE, and a plea from the CPS CEO to undocumented parents.