Maybe it's the $9 million CPS spent to put air purifiers in every room, the hospital-grade disinfectant sprayers at every school or the $3.5 million in soap and sanitizer dispensers in high-traffic areas that CTU doesn't think is up to snuff. It was tough., Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. The announcement came during a Zoom press conference on Wednesday morning where Sharkey, Vice President Stacy Davis Gates and a select few CTU officers shared their thoughts on Sharkeys time as president with a few members of the media. They can keep moving the goal posts. See the CPS Calendar page for more dates and information. Teachers confront a political battle against the Democratic Party, which no less than the Republican Party speaks for Wall Street. Chalkbeat Chicagos reporters will be there to report the news you need. ", MORE ON PATCH: CTU Loses Credibility Blaming Push For Reopening School On Racism, While the fearmongering propaganda and Twitter hypocrisy are important to note, they shouldn't distract from the fact that CTU bosses never say exactly why the school system's detailed safety protocols remain wholly unacceptable for a slow rollout for socially distant in-person learning. Its a difficult job, Im told, and Ive been doing it a long time. Asked to comment on that possibility, Sharkey chuckled and said, I am going to have more time, stressing that for now he is looking forward to a return to the classroom but plans to remain active in advocacy. The entire nation saw what happened when downtown and the Near North Side were hit with that second wave of looting that she should have stopped. Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey rallies members and supporters on the first day of the teachers strike on Oct. 17, 2019. The district said principals have asked for expanded camera coverage on their campuses. And now theyve just threatened an illegal strike, and yet their paychecks, with raises, are still coming. The top two candidates to be Chicagos next mayor are headed to a runoff election. Soon-to-be 2023 Chicago mayoral candidate Duncan was the U.S. Secretary of Education, and also the architect of Renaissance 2010, which allowed a wave of privatizers and education reformers to close nearly 100 traditional neighborhood schools while opening 100 charter schools.We had seen the joy of teaching fall under attack by moneyed interests and corporate hacks, and we wanted to protect schools and honor classrooms by making our union more responsive and more effective. Lindblom interim principals contract is postponed again, During sit-in, Jones College Prep students pressure administration to restore trust following Nazi costume incident. It has filed impotent legal complaints, called on teachers to sign a petition against unsafe conditions, and urged individual teachers to call in absent, leaving them vulnerable to management retaliation. Infection rates are closer to 20 percent in working class neighborhoods where low-wage workers are forced to work, rely on mass transit and live in large, multigenerational households. Privacy Policy. Read More CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 31: Chicago Teachers Union president Jesse Sharkey addresses the media at City Hall after the announcement of a deal to end an 11 day teachers strike on October 31, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. I understand that was insensitive and wrong of me to go on this trip for winter break and for me to share photos of it at a time when thousands of my union sisters and brothersand the families we serveare refraining from travel or making only essential plans outside of the home. We'll probably never know because the CTU officials continually make vague proclamations about what's wrong with the Chicago public school plan without evidence to back it up. In his statement, Sharkey called efforts to reopen schools a "brutal school reopening campaign" that followed his mother's October 2020 death. After his CTU tenure officially ends in June, Sharkey said he plans to return to the classroom and continue to be a part of the union as a rank-and-file member. Shes that kid being bullied in the schoolyard by Sharkey and his pals. Then Lightfoot trounced Preckwinkle in every ward and embarrassed Sharkey. But we knew there was power in our rank and file, and that bread and butter unionism, despite being the foundation of traditional labor, wasn't enough," Sharkey said in a statement. Sharkey said it will be up to CORE to determine its leadership slate for the May election. February 3, 2022, 5:28 PM. They can ignore the data. Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is resting at home with mild symptoms. Candidates have taken aim at Vallas, arguing he helped create Chicago schools current financial problems and laid the groundwork that led to the eventual closing of Black and Latino schools. In reality, she is a card-carrying member of the dreaded 1 percent class. Someone sent me CTU's action timeline for this month, which includes recommending teachers ditch school and "continue to work remotely," plans for a "special meeting" of the house of delegates and "escalated workplace actions" slated for Jan. 25. International Committee of the Fourth International, Sign up for the WSWS Educators Newsletter, attend and help build this public meeting, regardless of their familys health conditions, Chicago schools press ahead with reopening despite wide opposition among teachers and parents, Illinois high school student dies of COVID-19, Opposition mounts in US over deadly rush to restart in-person schooling. Pre-meeting Q&A session will begin at 4:15 p.m. 2023 Chicago Teachers Union. She was a graduate of Brandeis University and the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers. Sharkey was first elected vice president in 2010, when Karen Lewis was elected CTUs president. "Thankfully, my family is negative," he tweeted Wednesday . CTU president Jesse Sharkey, not running for re-election, refocuses on classroom. Doing it without their voice and agency is a bad move.. He took over the top job in 2018 from Lewis, who died last year after a battle with brain cancer. He then said the CTU made three additional offers to the city on a return-to-work plan to sell to teachers, including a delayed start of classes until teachers receive a first dose of the vaccine, with an extension of the school year into the summer; the return of only those teachers and students who volunteer to do in-person learning; or the resumption of in-person learning with mass testing of all teachers and students, all representing unacceptable public health risks. Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey speaks at Uplift Community High School in the Uptown neighborhood on January 12, 2021. Lightfoot gave them a rich contract after a strike in 2019. We had a Board of Education that had really developed a unilateral way of dealing with teachers and parents a series of mayors, Daley, Rahm, Lightfoot, who werent interested in bargaining or negotiating with us at all. Schools were being wracked by closures, by corporate de-form education reform that made students and our school communities into targets and objects of derision, and we felt like we needed to form a unified coalition between parents, students, and educators and take back some of that power, Sharkey said. The Maine native and father of two taught social studies at Senn High School and Chicago Vocational Career Academy before being elected vice president of the union in 2010 alongside President Karen Lewis. Jesse Lee Sofferthe talent behind Chicago P.D.'s former Det. Watch David Norths remarks commemorating 25 years of the World Socialist Web Site and donate today. Many of them are in unions. When talking recently about trying to convince the union to go back to work, Lightfoot seemed bone-tired, frazzled, weakened. One of those teachers was Karen Lewis, a bright and brilliant voice who would soon become known to our union, and our world, as a beloved and fearless union leader.At the time, I had no dreams of being a labor leader for the next decade. In October 2014, he became acting President of the CTU after Karen Lewis stepped down as President due to illness. By Larry Sand. Is it the $100 million in ventilation system upgrades that isn't good enough? On Dec. 28, he penned a letter urging state senators to revive a bill during the lame-duck session set to start Friday. We hope that the new mayor makes good on her promises to transform our public schools, said Sharkey after winning reelection as the unions boss. As second-in-command to the late president Karen Lewis, Sharkey took the helm of the union during a resurgent period of flexing its political power. It comes amid several personal issues for Sharkey, the report said: His mother died in October 2020, his CTU predecessor and . I never planned on a decade-plus of union leadership, because I do not think that is the goal of movement work. Among Union officers, Stacy is to me what I was to Karen: a steady force that I have leaned on during the most turbulent of times. Both have deep experience in public education, but differ on many key challenges facing the school district. We were a group of educators whose schools were being closed, meeting at protests, public hearings and the Chicago Board of Education in defense of our classrooms and colleagues. Without her, more-reasonable people might've been duped into believing CTU's planned theatrics Monday when a handful of teachers taught online students in freezing temperatures rather than going inside empty classrooms because doing so made them "afraid for our lives. Those protocols are strikingly similar to what American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten called for in an op-ed in The Hill offering a "blueprint to safely open schools.". Feb 02 2022 Feb 02 2022. Sharkey said he never planned to serve more than a decade in union leadership. Hopkins has a penchant for letting his mouth run before he actually gets the facts, Lightfoot said. The bill has languished in the Senate since 2019, a source told me, at the request of former Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Follow whats happening in Chicago schools in our newsletter, delivered every weekday. Her last manuscript,I Will not Name It Except to Say,is forthcoming in spring, 2021, from Tupelo Press. But now, CTA is facing Coca Cola, Teach For America, Walmart and banks are the latest targets of Big Labor. Jesse Sharkey's decision was reported Wednesday by FOX 32 of Chicago. Lee Sharkey was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1945. . asked Gates where she sees the role of youth in the movement to create a better school system for themselves and the educators that work with them. Sharkey says their decision to run was based on what they saw as the dire need to change public education. Shouldnt Chicago just get it over with now and make Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey the mayor? Members First, a coalition of fed-up rank-and-file Chicago Teachers Union members, launched a campaign to oust union boss Jesse Sharkey (center) and vice president Stacy Davis Gates (left). Its a difficult job, Sharkey said. This is something Ive been thinking about for a couple of months and would have made the announcement earlier, but for the fact that there was the omicron surge, and we were in this dispute with the board about a safety agreement back in December and January, Sharkey told reporters. He did note the union failed in its push to avert Mayor Rahm Emanuels 2013 closures of 50 schools on the South and West sides that disproportionately affected Black students and educators. J.B. Pritzker releases report on services for youth mental health, Six education issues to follow during the Illinois legislative session, Chicago Public Schools will add, upgrade security cameras in bold investment over the next three years. She said CPS is trying to make things safe, establishing the same precautionary measures used by more than 100 Chicago private schools that have been open, and 2,000 day care centers that have been open since June. Sign up and receive our latest news in your inbox. Puerto Rico has had 127,000 people contract COVID-19 and 1,200 deaths. Since she was elected, shes gone out of her way to pick fights with certain aldermen and other political straw dogs who couldnt hurt her. My youngest son, now an underclassman in high school, was a toddler when I first took office. In 2012, Troy Senik wrote The Worst Union in America, a title he bestowed on the California Teachers Association. Sharkey announced Wednesday that he will step down when his term expires June 30. Over the last decade it has played a central role in the restructuring of public education in Chicago and assisting the Democratic Party in suppressing opposition to school closures and the expansion of for-profit charter schools, along with the explosion of social inequality and police killings. So I began organizing, and found a group of like-minded and strong-willed teachers doing the same. CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2020The Chicago Teachers Union is saddened to announce the passing of President Jesse Sharkeys mother, Lee, at age 75. Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey said that the mayor's opposition remote learning is a "talking point" during a press conference on Saturday afternoon. And look at where we are. To fight for this, we urge teachers to get more information and join the Socialist Equality Party. He served as the unions top leader multiple times while Lewis dealt with health struggles, and was elected to the presidency in 2019. Im sure others will say that cant be done, yet isnt that what you pay lawyers for? He also noted last years move by the state legislature to phase in an elected school board in Chicago a shift for which the union lobbied aggressively and which Lightfoot vocally opposed. He called Davis Gates the unions most effective spokesperson and most effective strategist, voicing confidence that their caucus will back her as union president candidate. But here I am, and I am forever grateful. While Sharkey and the other CTU members declined to give any predictions as to who might run for president or who theyd want to see take on the role in particular, Sharkey was emphatic in his praise of Gates as a union leader. . I will return to where my journey began: the classroom. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to providing the information families and educators need, but this kind of work isnt possible without your help. There's what CTU leaders say publicly, and what they're really up to. Hes the boss and his people are still getting paid. Sharkey's full statement:I am not sure I would have believed anyone had they told me I would be where I am today back in 2010, when I was elected vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union. Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey speaks at Uplift Community High School in the Uptown neighborhood on January 12, 2021. two tumultuous decades of involvement in union leadership, a recent standoff over COVID safety protocols, a two-week strike during 2019 contract talks. Again, time to #NEA/AFTexit. Heres How to See the Dazzling Duo, Vallas and Johnson Headed to Chicago Mayoral Runoff, Lightfoot Denied Second Term, At Least 2 Tornadoes Briefly Touch Down in Chicago Suburbs, 16-Year-Old Boy Among 3 Killed in Weekend Shootings Across Chicago: Police, Challengers Aim to Block a 2nd Lightfoot Term as Crime, Public Safety Dominate Mayoral and City Council Races. Using the account name Sarah4Justice, Chambers, who was there along with CTU grievance coordinator Sara Echevarria, created posts oblivious to these conditions, not to mention the struggle of Puerto Rican teachers against the impact of hurricanes, earthquakes and savage austerity. Davis Gates commended Sharkey for his leadership, especially following Lewis death last year. I am also mad at him because were already in an election cycle and I dont want this to be politicized because Jesse doesnt deserve that, she added. But, he said, pointing to the 2019 contract and successful lobbying to remove limitations to CTUs bargaining power at the state legislature, it was under Jesse Sharkeys leadership as president that the union fulfilled the goals that had been set.. And they will stress that is the fault of the U.S., of course. From 2010 to 2014, he was the Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Robert Bruno, an expert in labor relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a close observer of the Chicago Teachers Union, said Karen Lewis conceived the unions more expansive, aggressive stance at the bargaining table and beyond. Jesse Sharkey won't seek reelection as head of 25,000-member Chicago Teachers Union The former social studies teacher will step away from CTU leadership when his fourth term ends June 30 and . Chambers deserves better. It doesnt matter. She could announce that shes not going to pay teachers if they dont show up to school. And while he thinks the challenges of COVID-19 have prompted CTU leaders to take tough stances, he says the need to stand firm predates the pandemic. Acrimonious negotiations over COVID safety and remote learning last school year again brought school to a halt and delayed students return to the classroom, ultimately yielding a reopening agreement that has been held up as a national model. Photo: Chris Strong. What the unionistas dont get or refuse to acknowledge is that the rich already pay their fair share and then some. To make matters worse, public health experts believe the new, more virulent strain of the virus, which spreads particularly fast among young people, is already in Chicago, sparking the latest surge in cases. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Some educators and parents have argued that the COVID protocols agreement the union negotiated with the district amid the recent cancellation of classes did not move the needle enough to justify the potential loss of four days of pay for educators who chose not to report to school buildings in person. [Students] have something to say! If she does, she will find us to be a steadfast ally. Listen to The Chicago Way podcast with John Kass and Jeff Carlin at www.wgnradio.com/category/wgn-plus/thechicagoway. Sharkey, 52, became acting president in 2014 while Lewis battled brain cancer. And she noted Sharkey himself might choose to run. A stress fracture in his shin. She said she hears the concerns of teachers who are fearful for their health, just as I understand the concerns and fears of the day care workers, the factory workers, the health care workers, the grocery store and construction and transit and sanitation and other workers whose jobs do not allow them to work remotely and stay at home.. Elections for the CTU president and other elected union leadership are coming up in May. It is an outfit run by upper-middle-class functionaries who are completely insulated from the disastrous consequences their actions have and continue to produce for rank-and-file teachers and working class families in the city. It takes its toll. CTU boss Jesse Sharkey is quietly leveraging the coronavirus crisis to lobby state senators to pass a bill that would improve the union's future bargaining power. You dont get bargaining rights, an elected school board, a moratorium on school closures, a strong charter educator division without him. 07/24/2018. Larry Sand is president of the California Teachers Empowerment Network. The hysterical reaction to the recent Supreme Court decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case, which frees public employees in 22 states from having to pay any money to a union as a condition of employment, has Chicken Little nodding in solidarity. We expect students and staff to be in school on Monday, she said. His rebound downs Marian Catholic. The installation of Chambers, former ISO leader and now-CTU President Jesse Sharkey, and other middle class pseudo-left elements has done nothing to change the anti-working class character of the CTU. As a former member and longtime critic of that union, I certainly had no quibble with his selection. Sharkey acknowledged the difficulties of the job, both politically and personally. A stress fracture in his shin. Ive been doing it for a long time, and its time to do something different.. Heres how they answered a Chalkbeat questionnaire. And remote instruction really isnt school. Mary Esposito-Usterbowski, the presidential candidate on the Members First slate, released a statement saying Sharkeys announcement is an acknowledgment that now is the time to bring new leadership to our union. Based on what shes heard from the unions rank and file recently, she said she wants to give an overwhelmingly female membership a forum to advocate for themselves as women and mothers contending with their own child care challenges. This past January brought five days of canceled classes in a bruising clash with Lightfoot over coronavirus protocols, which resulted in an agreement members narrowly approved and some criticized as falling short. According to the right-wing gutter press, teachers opposition to a return to in-person learning is not driven by concern for the well-being of educators, children and their parents, but a desire for more time off. Tense negotiations over COVID-19 safety protocols in early 2021 led to an agreement to reopen CPS schools in waves. Lee later taught at the University of Maine at Farmington, founded the Women Studies Program there, and served as senior editor of theBeloit Poetry Journal, one of the countrys oldest and most respected poetry magazines. Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series, "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." "We are part of a movement, and as an educator at heart, I view myself as a leader in that movement," Sharkey said. to flourish. 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