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Was the CTU lobby day over-hyped?

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[CPS CEO Pedro Martinez] said he was happy to see so many teachers in Springfield meeting with lawmakers. CPS allowed for a paid day off for one staffer at every school district-wide — around 600 teachers and staff from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s former union. Around 250 went to the state capital.

That’s… not a huge lobby day.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:04 pm

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Perhaps the constant contrarian militant activist persona of CTU leadership doesn’t reverberate with the rank and file teachers as much as they thought.

Comment by Charles Edward Cheese Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:12 pm
So did 350 CTU staff just take a paid day off? That’s…perfect.

Comment by Sad Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:17 pm
Wait, teachers do not like to be taken advantage of either?

Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:19 pm
I wonder if there’s a difference between a CPS-sanctioned lobby day vs. a rabble-rousing CTU “day of action” when it comes to interest from members?

Comment by NIU Grad Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:33 pm
SEIU was waaaayyyy louder and more impressive. Very unimpressive.

Comment by New Day Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:36 pm
It’s sad that, out of 514 buildings (+ 120 charters), 350 hand-picked people said “No thanks.
I’ll pass.”

Comment by Jocko Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:38 pm
===SEIU was waaaayyyy louder===

Yes

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 17, 24 @ 1:41 pm
==So did 350 CTU staff just take a paid day off? That’s…perfect.==

They’re called teachers, not CTU staff. And even though your question was rhetorical, the answer is no they did not.

Comment by ElTacoBandito Friday, May 17, 24 @ 2:08 pm
Im no big fan of CTU but people need to realize this was not a “paid day off”. They went to Springfield to work by lobbying members for more education funding, not sit by the beach.

Comment by low level Friday, May 17, 24 @ 2:21 pm
Big Thank You for the teachers, parents and staff that showed up in Springfield to lobby for our children and grandchildren.
If the state is going to have a good future, we have to turn around these low test scores.

Comment by Back to the Future Friday, May 17, 24 @ 2:38 pm
===but people need to realize===

Try not to change the subject.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 17, 24 @ 2:50 pm
=== 350 hand-picked people said “No thanks.
I’ll pass.” ===

351 if you count Mayor Johnson, who did make it to Springfield but apparently forgot to mention this city budget priority.

Comment by vern Friday, May 17, 24 @ 2:59 pm

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