After careful consideration, CAUSE has decided to support THe COALITION TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS in the next CTU Election rather than run our own slate. We decided to join forces in unity with the other caucuses of the Chicago Teachers Union to unite our members and secure a win in the May 17, 2013 CTU election. CAUSE represents not only union members but teachers who lost their jobs as a result of the unions inability to protect them. These teachers, primarily veteran and African American meet every Tuesday @ Operation PUSH Headquarters @ 6:00 p.m.. Currently we are getting petitions signed for our candidates.
This coalition will be comprised of 75% of the union caucuses. It will include PACT, UPC, CAUSE, CSDU. We are united in our attempt to Save Our Union because of the inability of the current CORE/CTU team headed by Karen Lewis to do so. Although the CTU had a successful strike demonstration that grabbed national attention. Teachers were USED to promote the CORE agenda while receiving little or nothing in return. African American veteran teachers can no longer be the scapegoats and sacrificial lambs of the union movement. We must do more than protest and demonstrate. Legal action has to become visionary and not just a publicity stunt to grab media attention before an election. The CORE/CTU team had three years to protect the rights of African American teachers. They failed to do so. Now after 3 years of denying the crisis that existed with the termination of AA teachers. They finally began some initiatives that are literally. TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.
One of the primary reasons CAUSE has opted out of running a slate is that our focus has to be on creating SAFE education environments , programs and initiatives for our children . We are currently seeking funding and the creation of community schools that respect and honor the culture of the children and families in our communities. OUR focus now will be on creating SAFE , culturally enriched Learning Zones for our children as we support the CTU team that will get back to the business of protecting their members jobs as WE organize our communities to fight for THEMSELVES!
Dear Friends/CAUSE Members,
ReplyDeleteAfter careful consideration, CAUSE has decided to support THe COALITION TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS in the next CTU Election rather than run our own slate. We decided to join forces in unity with the other caucuses of the Chicago Teachers Union to unite our members and secure a win in the May 17, 2013 CTU election.
CAUSE represents not only union members but teachers who lost their jobs as a result of the unions inability to protect them. These teachers, primarily veteran and African American meet every Tuesday @ Operation PUSH Headquarters @ 6:00 p.m.. Currently we are getting petitions signed for our candidates.
This coalition will be comprised of 75% of the union caucuses. It will include PACT, UPC, CAUSE, CSDU. We are united in our attempt to Save Our Union because of the inability of the current CORE/CTU team headed by Karen Lewis to do so. Although the CTU had a successful strike demonstration that grabbed national attention. Teachers were USED to promote the CORE agenda while receiving little or nothing in return. African American veteran teachers can no longer be the scapegoats and sacrificial lambs of the union movement. We must do more than protest and demonstrate. Legal action has to become visionary and not just a publicity stunt to grab media attention before an election. The CORE/CTU team had three years to protect the rights of African American teachers. They failed to do so. Now after 3 years of denying the crisis that existed with the termination of AA teachers. They finally began some initiatives that are literally. TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.
One of the primary reasons CAUSE has opted out of running a slate is that our focus has to be on creating SAFE education environments , programs and initiatives for our children . We are currently seeking funding and the creation of community schools that respect and honor the culture of the children and families in our communities. OUR focus now will be on creating SAFE , culturally enriched Learning Zones for our children as we support the CTU team that will get back to the business of protecting their members jobs as WE organize our communities to fight for THEMSELVES!