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Mar 30
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Union Social - April 28

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Mar 30
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

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Jun 30, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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May 11, 2021
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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...

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