Little progress in CPS/CTU contract

Contract negotiations continue as CTU and CPS strive to reach agreement
Last Friday, officials with CPS and CTU held dual press conferences to provide updates on their ongoing contract negotiations.
Lawyers for CPS CEO Pedro Martinez demand that board members stop negotiating new CTU contract
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Attorneys for Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez have sent a letter to the Chicago Board of Education, demanding members "cease and desist" from negotiating a new contract with the Chicago Teachers Union.
Amid progress in contract negotiations, war of words between CPS and CTU erupts
In dueling press conferences Friday, Chicago Public Schools officials and members of the Chicago Teachers Union each stressed that valuable progress has been made in their long-running negotiations. But in the eight months since the union launched its demands,
Still no contract deal between CTU and CPS as new year begins
It might be a new year, but there's still no deal on a new labor contract between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union. The finger-pointing has continued in the first few days of 2025,
CPS, CTU point fingers over slow progress of contract talks - WGN News at 9
Officials with Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union on Friday held dual press conferences to provide updates on their ongoing contract negotiations, with both sides expressing frustrations over the slow progress.
The end of a contentious chapter in CPS history: CEO Pedro Martinez’s milestones and demise
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was fired late Friday night, clearing the way for Mayor Brandon Johnson to install a new leader of the nation’s fourth-largest school district after ...
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Pedro Martinez fired as CPS chief after months-long rift with mayor
Mayor Brandon Johnson's Board of Education sidelined Martinez as the two leaders found themselves on opposite sides of an increasingly public dispute over how to fund pension payments and a new ...
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CPS CEO says contract talks with the teachers union have not stalled: 'In fact, it's just the opposite'
But Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates said she's frustrated one person — schools chief Pedro Martinez — seems to hold the keys to getting a contract as the two sides work to negotiate ...
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez wins temporary restraining order against school board after ouster
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board was blocked from modifying Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez’s duties ...
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez files lawsuit in attempt to prevent board from firing him
The head of Chicago Public Schools is now suing members of the Chicago Board of Education in an attempt to prevent them from ousting him.
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Political fallout grows after CPS CEO Pedro Martinez's firing
The political fallout continues after Friday night's firing of Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez during a chaotic special meeting of the Chicago Board of Education.
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Fired CPS CEO Pedro Martinez back at bargaining table with Chicago Teachers Union Thursday
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is back at the bargaining table Thursday, after a major legal win earlier this week. It all comes days after his firing by the school ...
The post-winter break blues: Parents and educators worry about CPS’ future and are divided about CEO's ouster
Heading back to classes Monday Public School students will return to a district different from the one they left for winter ...
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez granted temporary restraining order against school board
A Cook County judge ruled in favor of embattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, stating that school board members ...
CPS schedules press conference to provide update on negotiations with CTU
Chicago Public Schools officials have scheduled a 4 p.m. press conference to provide an update on their ongoing negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union.