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By Troy Swanson, Legislative Chair At the end of 2025, the Trump administration issued a dangerous executive order, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” signed December 11, 2025, aimed at undercutting state-level efforts to regulate AI. Make no mistake: this is an attack on worker protections, public safety, and local democratic control. We must remain steadfast in our efforts to regulate AI. We must move forward . This executive order stands in

The Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600, will hold an election in March for our eight local-wide officers and 35 delegates and alternate delegates to the AFT and IFT Conventions. Most chapters will also hold elections. NOMINATIONS: Nominations for local officers and convention delegates will be accepted during the January 16 th House of Representatives meeting to be held over Zoom starting at 4pm. Names will be accepted as individuals or as part of a slate. Any me

*The below endorsements were approved at the November 2025 House of Representatives Meeting US Congress: US Congress 2nd: Robert Peters US Congress 7th: La Shawn Ford US Congress 9th: Mike Simmons State Office: IL Comptroller: Karina Villa Illinois Senate: IL Senate 10th: Robert Martwick IL Senate 20th: Graciela Guzman IL Senate 26th: Nabeela Syed IL Senate 27th: Carina Santa Maria IL Senate 33rd: Michele Clark Illinois House: IL House 1st: Aaron Ortiz IL House 4th: Lilian Ji

Our union movement in Illinois is entering a bold new chapter, and the Cook County College Teachers Union is right at the heart of it. With the election of a new Illinois Federation of Teachers leadership team and a major action planned for Springfield next Wednesday, now is the time to strengthen our collective power and show what union solidarity looks like. A New IFT Leadership Team At thte IFT convention, delegates overwhelmingly elected a new leadership slate committed t

*The following statement was unanimously approved by the CCCTU House of Representatives on September 19, 2025 The Cook County College...

*This statement was approved by the CCCTU House of Representatives on September 19, 2025 The Cook County College Teachers Union (CCCTU)...

Academic freedom and the First Amendment are not abstractions for scholars — they are the everyday conditions that make honest teaching,...

On Labor Day, members of our union proudly joined working people from across Chicago at the historic Haymarket Memorial to rally for...

By Troy Swanson, Legislative Chair Republicans just pushed through “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which was called “the largest tax cut...

On August 15, 2025, Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 1859  into law, a landmark win for our students, our profession, and the integrity of...

On August 15 at 3 p.m., Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 3385  into law, a landmark piece of legislation that will take effect January 1,...

President Tony Johnston lauched the contract campaigns for the City Colleges of Chicago faculty and professional contracts during CCC...

On Thursday, July 31, members of the Chicago Teachers Union and the Cook County College Teachers Union held a joint press conference...

The Cook County College Teachers Union is proud to congratulate this year’s recipients of the Norman G. Swenson (NGS) Scholarship and...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant prospect. It’s already reshaping our work and the curricula of our colleges. In the...

On Saturday, June 14th, Cook County College Teachers Union members made their voices heard at Chicago’s No Kings Day Rally, a powerful...

The General Assembly finally staggered to adjournment a few minutes after midnight on May 31, and it’s fair to say that those of us in...

Oak Park, IL — May 21, 2025 — Standing outside Illinois Senate President Don Harmon's district office, a coalition of Chicago City...

In a time of rapidly evolving technology and artificial intelligence, the Cook County College Teachers Union (CCCTU), Local 1600, is...

This May, our union’s voice was powerfully represented at the Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee hearing through the testimony of...