Chicago Teachers Solidarity Campaign

Supporting the fight for education justice in #Chicago, for students, teachers, parents, and the community at large.

["a mongrel of the most detestable" @xianb8]

Let's talk about what happened in Chicago today.

#LoriLockout
#ChicagoLockout🧵

[Chicago Teachers Union @CTULocal1]

The same Lightfoot administration that refused to accept masks and COVID-19 tests from the State of Illinois is the same administration that used federal relief funding meant for the City to repay Chase Bank debt in 2021, which was against U.S. Treasury Dept. regulations.

[David Earl Williams III @dewforpolitics]

When I went to @SennHS I was fortunate to have @SharkeyCTU1 as a teacher. Please stand with the @CTULocal1 they do care for the children and made the right choice to not hold classes with the Covid situation worsening at the moment. All Chicago public schools deserve better.

[phillip cantor @phillipcantor]

The @CTULocal1 proposed that a neutral arbitrator come in to settle the differences between us and @chicagosmayor Lightfoot and she dismissed the idea immediately. Why? What is she afraid of? Is it about her ego or what's best for students? Please end the #LoriLockout Ms. Mayor.

[Rossana Rodriguez 🌹🇵🇷✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 @RossanaFor33]

Just for clarity: teachers are not being paid right now. They are not collecting unemployment or being “paid to stay home.” Locked out teachers are not being paid and some teachers have told me they have been unable to use their health insurance because they show up as “inactive”

[SEIU Local 73 @SEIULocal73]

SEIU 73 support staff in the schools stand with @CTULocal1 . Hundreds of members have taken zero days or benefit days to stand in solidarity during the CTU lockout. We need strict metrics and safety measures in our schools to keep our staff, children, and communities safe.

[Dave Stieber @D_Stieber]

A neighbor is a Chicago charter school teacher. Her school went remote 2 weeks before winter break & this whole last week. They have metrics in place to trigger remote. Yet Mayor Lightfoot would rather cancel school then keep Chicago Public Schools students safe. #LoriLockout

[39th Ward Neighbors United @39thWardUnited]

Chicago teachers and school staff are working without pay in order to protect our communities from further spread of COVID-19. Show your appreciation: Buy a @CTULocal1 member lunch!
🔗Donate here: https://t.co/i0g4IyZDoC
#LoriLockout

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

Locked-Out Chicago Teachers Going Door-to-Door to Sign Families Up for COVID Testing @CTULocal1  https://t.co/BK4P8mSeKM

[SEIU Local 73 @SEIULocal73]

CPS, you must honor the agreement to protect workers and students alike, particularly with a rise in hospitalizations for children due to COVID-19.

As always, we stand in solidarity with @CTULocal1 in the fight for safe working conditions. ✊

Read more:

https://t.co/TDst3UTRUE

[Dave Stieber @D_Stieber]

Check out Kenwood teacher ⁦@anxiousteach2⁩ featured in the ⁦@HydeParkHerald⁩
“I definitely don't want extended virtual learning, but I don't know why Mayor Lightfoot thinks that no learning is better than remote learning," #LoriLockout https://t.co/PEkH9C3AA4

[Chicago Teachers Union @CTULocal1]

The fourth national appearance this week. At least. To tap into national furor, avoid hard questions from more knowledgeable reporters and keep focus only on the binary. An old tactic.

Chicago's issues go deeper. The mayor needs to be present and more transparent about them.

[Chicago Teachers Solidarity Campaign @CTSCampaign]

WOW! You have some explaining to do, @chicagosmayor.

[Sarah Karp @SSKedreporter]

From Capital Fax followed up with the governor’s office about what Pritzker was offering CPS and he was told the state had offered SHIELD tests, vaccination clinics and masks for the past several weeks. The city has not yet taken the state up on those offers.

[39th Ward Neighbors United @39thWardUnited]

Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor): "Listen to the science! Schools are safe!"
The Science: 44.1% of COVID cases in Illinois can be traced back to exposure in schools.
✊We support @CTULocal1. In person learning is not safe right now.
[source: https://t.co/65NRPryOTt] #LoriLockout

[CPS COVID-19 Dashboard @CPSCovid]

Case numbers updated by @ChiPubSchools.

Update: 04:51 PM, Jan. 06, 2022
New cases: 399
Schools affected: 261

Cumulative cases reported Jan. 06, 2022
New cases: 949
Schools affected: 360

View the list of cases at https://t.co/Nd1sFVVgtT

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[National Nurses United @NationalNurses]

What Chicago nurses are seeing right now, says RN Falguni Dave, is "nothing short of a real-life nightmare."

Solidarity with the teachers of @CTULocal1 fighting for #RemoteLearning to keep their students and communities safe during this dangerous surge! #LoriLockout

[Dave Stieber @D_Stieber]

“Unionized staff at Kenwood wrote to families saying ‘…our schools are not safe. We know remote learning is not ideal, but we believe that safety and health is the most important thing we can provide to our community’." https://t.co/5PEEFUzzU6

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

Chicago principals with statement criticizing CPS leadership for poor communication and planning and for having “an ad hoc reactionary response that creates inequities that are predictable among social and economic lines.” https://t.co/yRgruqV1DB