There isn't a grocery store on King Drive south of 39th Street.

You can drive south on King Drive, from that Mariano's off of Pershing, and not see another grocery store.

Get mad about that.

Another reason this Chicago Teachers Union contract will be historic and necessary.

Happy day after EARTH Day!
Chicago Teachers Union is fighting for healthy, green, sustainable schools in our next union contract. For the first time, we have a set of Climate Justice proposals in which we are asking CPS to agree to key contract demands!

Just one of the countless reasons to support the contract proposed by Chicago’s Public Educators via Chicago Teachers Union

'CPS reports that 514 schools have a music program, which means 120 don’t. Out of 157 high schools, only 47 have marching bands. This, despite the real world benefits that music brings,' writes Neil Steinberg. trib.al/2Fhpegr

EBF promised to get all IL school districts to “adequate” funding by 2027 by adding $350 million in new money for K-12 education every year. But the formula says CPS is still another $1 billion short of “adequacy.”

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2nd annual Pedal for the Planet event to celebrate the start of Earth Week & Earth Day tomorrow

Grateful for Chicago, Bike Grid Now! & Chicago Teachers Union climate justice committee working together for a safe & connected bike grid, parks, & green schools

🌎 We believe in prioritizing people & our planet over profit. #EarthDay

Our solution: IL Green New Deal for #SocialHousing . IL residents deserve to live in community-owned, publicly-funded, tenant-governed, accessible, affordable, green social housing.

➡️ IL GND Coalition 🌱 for more

Paul Prescod: The reality today is black workers have the highest union density of any racial demographic. A lot of people are surprised because I don't think that reality has caught up to the image of black workers. And the leadership hasn't caught up to that reality.

LIVE: Hear from the Black workers who have been building labor power all along. Organizers on this intergenerational panel will discuss how they have taken up this struggle, what has changed, what remains the same, and how to move forward. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Congratulations to Howard Brown Health Workers United for this historic victory.

From the first contract for Illinois Nurses Association workers at Howard Brown Health, to the brave Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee for their victorious UAW union drive, workers everywhere deserve dignity.

BIG NEWS!! Hundreds of Local 1 CPS - Chicago Public Schools custodians have unanimously voted to ratify their new three-year contract! Local 1 custodians won significant raises, extra time off, protected their healthcare and much more!

Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund trustee Paula Barajas encourages unionists Labor Notes to ensure all our funds to “make money but not at the cost of the common good.”

From last week’s roundtable w ⭐️ SDG ⭐️AKA Muse of Chicago Trib Editorial Board AFT Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 —

At Collins Academy on the west side, @chicagosmayor asked: “What do you need?”

Students answered: “More resources, better opportunities, and more exposure.”

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'Strategy is participation, it is experimentation, but most of all, it is the preparation to be able to lose and still get up and fight again.”

— ⭐️ SDG ⭐️AKA Muse of Chicago Trib Editorial Board on
@LaborNotes panel “Upping Our Strategy to Change the World”

#Solidarity ✊🏻

🌍🚴🏻‍♀️TOMORROW 🚴🏻‍♀️🌍

Join us for Pedal for the Planet led by Chicago, Bike Grid Now! & Chicago Teachers Union climate justice committee to learn about safe streets, our parks, & green schools

#EarthDay2024 #ClimateEmergency
#ClimateActionNow