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Thursday, September 6, 2012

To those union leaders who seem at a loss as to how to extend support to the CTU. « Fred Klonsky

To those union leaders who seem at a loss as to how to extend support to the CTU. « Fred Klonsky:


To those union leaders who seem at a loss as to how to extend support to the CTU.

To those union leaders who seem befuddled as to how to extend support to the Chicago Teachers Union, perhaps they can copy this. Sort of use it as a template.

AFT Statement in Support of Chicago Teachers Union

WASHINGTON—Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten in support of the Chicago Teachers Union.
“Yesterday, on a call with her fellow AFT executive council members, including the union’s three national officers, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis reported on the status of the CTU’s ongoing negotiations with Chicago Public Schools, the CTU’s hope for a settlement, and its 



The in box. Port Jefferson teachers from Long Island will wear red on Monday in solidarity.

The Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association, a membership of approximately 300 teachers located on Long Island, will be wearing red on Monday in support of our brothers and sisters in Chicago: http://thepjsta.org/2012/09/06/pjsta-members-please-wear-red-on-monday/
Additionally we are making a donation to their solidarity fund.