Remembering Norm G. Swenson
September 4, 1934 – August 12, 2023 Norman G. Swenson founded the Cook County College Teachers Union (CCCTU) and served as its President...
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- Aug 10
- 2 min
COPE Drive Kicks Off!
Higher Education for All: Keeping our Legacy Alive Troy Swanson, CCCTU Legislative Chair We are the inheritors of a movement. A movement...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
Board of Trustees Endorsements 2023
The following candidates for Board of Trustee were endorsed by the Local 1600 House of Representatives for the 2023 Municipal Elections:...
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- Mar 7
- 1 min
Brandon Johnson for Mayor
In this critically important mayoral race, the IFT, Chicago Teachers Union and American Federation of Teachers - along with many other...
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- Mar 7
- 1 min
2023 Municipal Elections UPDATE
Congratulations to the CCCTU endorsed candidates who won their aldermanic race or who are advancing to the runoff! We can't wait to see...
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- Mar 4
- 1 min
Elected Board for the City Colleges of Chicago
The time is now to finally get an Elected Board of Trustees in the City Colleges of Chicago. The City Colleges is the ONLY appointed...
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- Feb 21
- 1 min
2023 NGS Scholarship Application
2023 Award: The Cook County College Teachers Union shall present up to 14 $1,600 scholarship awards at its Annual Social Event. One...
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 1 min
2023 Chicago Municipal Endorsements.
At our November 2022 house meeting, local 1600 delegates voted to endorse the following candidates in the 2023 Chicago municipal...
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- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
2022 General Election Endorsements
At the September 2022 House meeting the delegates voted to endorse the following candidates: Statewide Offices Governor – JB Pritzker (D)...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
Local 1600 Leaders and Members attend AFT 2022 Convention
By Rochelle Robinson-Dukes, City Colleges Vice President The 2022 American Federation of Teachers 2022 convention was held in Boston, MA...
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- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
City Colleges for the Common Good
ALL Chicagoans deserve quality public education. CCCTU members are fighting for transformative investment in the City Colleges which...
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- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Summer Organizing Institute 2022
APPLY HERE Need to win a good contract? Build solidarity among your co-workers? Learn organizing tactics and leadership skills so that...
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- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
CCC Revised Telework Policy
At the March board meeting, City Colleges of Chicago issued a revised telework policy. While this is a step in the right direction, it is...
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- Feb 22, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Norman G. Swenson Scholarship
The Cook County College Teachers Union shall present up to 14 $1,600 scholarship awards at its Annual Social Event. One student from each...
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- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
Demands for a Safe Return to Spring 2022 in the City Colleges - Alliance of City College Unions
Throughout our negotiations with the City Colleges administration, we have been frustrated and disappointed with the lack of attention to...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
From Birmingham to BLM
By Rashid Carter, CCCTU Treasurer “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Rev. Dr....
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Gender Equity Committee Update and Proposed Constitutional Amendment
The Gender Equity Committee is gathering information about the resources on each of our campuses that support gender equity for faculty,...
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- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
The Dust that Remains for George Floyd by Rochelle Robinson-Dukes
A leather boot print on brown necks often goes unnoticed for several minutes: One Minute—Please I can’t breathe like the stench from a...
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- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Apply Now for 2021 Summer Organizing Institute!
2019 Summer Organizing Institute participants Jordan Weber, Shannan Smith, Jehan Chapple, Toni Johnson, Edwina Williams, Rick Kellerman,...
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