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Interested CTU members can contact Yolanda Velazquez at 312-329-6227 with your name, phone number, and legislative district.

Legislative Update

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2010 Legislative Agenda

  • Oppose legislation that promotes or supports the use of public tax
    dollars for the privatization of public schools or other non-union privatization schemes

  • Eliminate a residency requirement for Chicago teachers

  • Give designated domestic partners survivor and death benefits

  • Give retired PSRPs an insurance subsidy

  • Make permitted subjects of bargaining mandatory

  • Make all income pensionable

  • Support legislation that would give CTU the opportunity to request of
    CPS an Early Retirement Option (ERO)

  • Increase sick day use for pension calculation from 244 to up to
    340 days

  • Add a PSRP member to the Local School Council

  • Support legislation that would provide a 5+5 early retirement incentive

  • Support legislation for the establishment of an elected Chicago Public Schools school board


Click here to view the legislative update from October 28.