Nader Issa

Chicago

Education Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times

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CTU Members Ratify New Contract With 97% Approval

4 days ago | portside.org | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp |Michael Puente

CTU Members Ratify New Contract With 97% Approval Published April 20, 2025 Chicago Teachers Union members voted in overwhelmingly numbers 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.
Miembros del CTU logran nuevo contrato con un 97% de aprobación

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp |Michael Puente

El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Los miembros del Sindicato de Maestros de Chicago (CTU) votaron abrumadoramente a favor de ratificar su nuevo contrato con las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS), oficializando un acuerdo que ofrece mejoras para educadores y estudiantes, pero que deja tras de sí agitación política.
Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly ratifies new contract

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Nader Issa

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.
CTU members ratify new contract with 97% approval

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Nader Issa

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.
Who came out ahead in the hard fought CPS-CTU contract battle?

3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Fran Spielman |Nader Issa

Mayor Brandon Johnson has a long way to go to realize his dream of becoming Chicago’s longest-serving mayor. But he proudly proclaimed Tuesday that there are “a couple of things that Richard M.
CTU bargainers approve tentative contract deal. Here’s what you need to know.

3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp

A key Chicago Teachers Union committee spent hours Monday going through a hefty package of proposals before finally approving a tentative agreement with Chicago Public Schools, a significant step toward finalizing a deal on a new four-year contract. The proposed settlement cleared the hurdle of the union’s “big bargaining team,” a group of 65 educators that has negotiated with the school district for almost a year.
CTU and CPS have potential deal; union committee to review Monday, sources say

3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Sarah Karp |Nader Issa

Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have reached a potential agreement that will go to a union committee for approval on Monday, sources close to negotiations said Friday. A settlement had been within reach for a couple weeks, and a final few days of talks this week — including a late-night session on Wednesday — helped the two sides reach the finish line.
Chicago Teachers Union contract deal in sight

4 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Sarah Karp |Nader Issa

After negotiations stretched late into Wednesday night, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools are working to finalize a few remaining details Thursday, with the expectation that a contract agreement is imminent, sources close to the negotiations said. A settlement has been within reach for a couple of weeks, and the late-night session helped push the two sides nearly to the finish line.
Alcalde Johnson tiene días para reunir $175 millones para pagarle la pensión de CPS a la Municipalidad

4 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp |Fran Spielman

El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Un gran número de miembros de la junta escolar de Chicago se ha pronunciado en contra de reembolsar al Concejo Municipal un pago de pensión impugnado, lo que frustra su aprobación.
Mayor Johnson has days to find $175m as he lacks votes for CPS pension payment to city

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp |Fran Spielman

A critical mass on the Chicago school board members has come out against reimbursing City Hall for a disputed pension payment, dooming its chances of passing. That leaves Mayor Branson Johnson with less than a week to either change their minds or figure out another way to come up with the money to close the city’s 2024 budget in the black.