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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...

City Colleges for the Common Good

ALL Chicagoans deserve quality public education. CCCTU members are fighting for transformative investment in the City Colleges which...

Early Endorsements - 2022

During our January 2022 House of Delegates Meeting, delegates voted to endorse the following candidates for the June 28, 2022 primary...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

Apply Now for 2021 Summer Organizing Institute!

2019 Summer Organizing Institute participants Jordan Weber, Shannan Smith, Jehan Chapple, Toni Johnson, Edwina Williams, Rick Kellerman,...

Apply for the 2021 Norm G. Swenson Scholarship!

CCCTU Local 1600 is committed to Community College students. We hear their dreams and know their challenges. We want to help them reach...