The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), under the leadership of President Stacy Davis, has come under scrutiny for its recent actions surrounding a school event aimed at encouraging voting. Davis assured journalists and district officials that the event would be "non-partisan" and "not an effort to boost Bring Chicago Home". However, subsequent celebrations by the union, highlighting chants in favor of Bring Chicago Home, have raised questions about the event's impartiality. Critics, including voices on social media, have accused the CTU of prioritizing political activism over educational objectives, pointing to the union's involvement in campaigns like raising taxes for homeless services as evidence of a shift from educational priorities to political ones. The CTU's contract is up for renewal, amidst debates over its role and influence in both education and local politics.
The Chicago Teachers Union has grown to become one of the most powerful in America. With its contract now up for renewal, it expects a payoff—can it get one? https://t.co/RVrGUC4Yk9 👇
In Chicago, the teachers union funds a campaign to raise taxes to increase homeless services, trying to turn the city into a more violent San Francisco. What does this have to do with educating kids? That’s now what unions exist for. They’re just vehicles for leftist activism. https://t.co/9mGaS3aj1W
I remain disgusted with this "schools and hospitals" gospel of the left. Why oh why aren't they proposing to steal money for anything exciting? And for how long should we pretend school funding is anything like a real issue? Endless sacrifice for obsolete causes. https://t.co/6qV90iq1Rt
School systems are adult job programs. It sounds harsh, but if you look at the focus of teachers' union initiatives, you'll see they have little to nothing to do with students. https://t.co/wEIydCGrPL
Better question is why does the press treat CTU under CORE’s destructive leadership as a legitimate union instead of a socialist political party made up of raised fist extremists LARPing as revolutionary class warriors focused more on advancing their fringe political goals than… https://t.co/aE1NFhtItq
The Chicago Teachers Union has thoughts about legitimacy. https://t.co/FwvqLmwOms https://t.co/aLZIepiZTX
NEW: Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis told journalists and district officials that the union’s event pulling kids from school to vote would be non-partisan and was not an effort to boost Bring Chicago Home. Now the union is bragging about chants in favor of Bring… https://t.co/WZ9n3OvfV0