If the labor movements instinct has been to reduce demands in order to sound reasonable, the new CTU took the opposite approach, McAlevey wrote. Claiming dibs on revenue sources that dont exist and saying the rich will pay for it? Im not going on your field trip because its not fair.. Sharkey has been with the CTU since 1998, previously serving as the unions vice president. Before her election to the office of President in 2022, Ms. Davis Gates served for four years as Vice President of the Union. This marked a split among teachers union organization leaders, as AFT President Randi Weingarten endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), while AFT leader Loretta Johnson and New York City teachers union leader Michael Mulgrew endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. Accessed June 02, 2020. Before her election to the office of President in 2022, Ms. Davis Gates served for four years as Vice President of the Union. We see our schools closed and defunded. Neither side backs down from the fight. Under her leadership, the unions political action fund and member activity in the political and legislative arena has grown significantly. And the students need you to clear itlike they need their next breath, they need you to clear it.. [20], In 2020, the Chicago Teachers Union filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, as well as the U.S. Department of Education and the Chicago Board of Education, claiming that new special education regulations imposed an impossible burden on the teachers during the coronavirus pandemic. [6], The Chicago Teachers Unions annual dues for 2019-2020 are $1,146.28 for each teacher. You are confronted with unparalleled grief., Stacys brilliant, Sharkey says. It felt like people were still begging American institutions to see our humanity. Teacher Unionism, The Labor and Working Class History Association, May 23, 2014. Wagner Acerbi Horta and Brendan Rigney, Beyond the picket line: Union clout, tallied, Center for Illinois Politics, October 27, 2019. Her paternal grandfather left Mississippi to work at a factory here, then left that job for one at a steel mill in Gary before eventually ending up at the Studebaker plant in South Bend, where he put down roots. If you dont fight for it, you wont receive it.. 1971: Four-day strike results in salary increases and full health benefits. [13]. Christel, her husband and her three daughters are all graduates of CPS, with her middle daughter starring for a Marshall Lady Commandos state championship team under legendary coach Dorothy Gaters. She remembers Arne Duncan, CPSs CEO at the time, delivering the news at her building. As a 19-year-old, she says, it wasnt clear to me that injustices are already embedded into our school communitieslarger societal deficits, disinvestments., After college, Gates moved to Chicago, a city that had beckoned and shaped her elders. Guidestar, Chicago Teachers Union, 2017 990. [1] Chicago Teachers Union, About. Gates took the stage. Chicago Historical Society, Chicago Teachers Federation records 1864-1968. And we have been searching for that matter for centuries. Chicago Teachers Union, CTU PAC. At a press conference shortly after the majority of CTU members voted in January to work remotely, Lightfoot accused the union of turning Chicago into a laughingstock all across the country and declared: We will not pay you to abandon your posts and your children at a time when they and their families need us most. [4] The CTU Constitution also identifies solidarity with other labor unions (a relationship of mutual assistance and cooperation with organized labor) as a core purpose of the CTU. Stacy Davis Gates has served as the Political and Legislative Director for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) for the past six years. We got next because theres a Stacy Gates.. (Lewis died in 2021.) But the union's vice president, Stacy Davis Gates, said teachers are dealing with "severe staffing shortages" and a lack of mitigation measures against Covid-19. It felt familiar, she says, especially because I was teaching African American history that year. Chicago Teachers Union, Press Release: STRIKE! What We Know and What We Need to Learn, Michigan State University. Davis Gates lives on the South Side of Chicago with her husband and three children. She attended Saint Marys College, the University of Notre Dame, and Concordia University. She also serves as a board member for the Action Center on Race & the Economy (ACRE), a nexus for organizations working at the intersection of the struggle for racial justice and Wall Street accountability. Yet they remain a part of Gates. And someone with those qualitiessensitive, brilliant, cares a lot about justiceif youre a Black woman with those qualities, you get a lot of people who take umbrage., He recalls a story that Gates told him years ago about being the only Black girl in the gifted program at her South Bend elementary school. [14] After a strike in 1987, there was a period of relative peace, with no teacher strikes until 2012. 07 Feb 2023 20:32:54 And in this moment I really and truly feel accountable for their sacrifice. Chicago Public Schools Why are we negotiating safety? Gates asks. She graduated from John Marshall High School and proudly serves on the schools alumni committee. Stacy says, What about the rest of the kids? Sharkey recounts. It was like a family. Compensation for top executives and Board members ranged from $120,000 to $330,000. Under Board President Jacob Loeb, the Chicago Board of Education passed a rule (The Loeb Rule) prohibiting teachers from joining any labor union or similar organization. STACY DAVIS GATES, DELEGATE. Find out where to go, what to eat, where to live, and more. She has very fine antennae and a finely honed sense of justice about whats right and fair, Sharkey says. We dont win half the things we achieved in 2019 without Stacy, says Jackson Potter, the unions former staff coordinator. You should be ashamed. It irks Gates that theres an expectation that she and the mayor should get along. Evaluation of New District Teachers Without Tenure. American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. I tell people all the time Im only one generation separated from a cotton field, Gates says. While a victory for the teachers union, the concessions came at a significant cost estimated at about $500 million to Chicagos already-shaky financial condition. [32], In 2017-2019, the CTU PAC donated $133,000 to the campaign of Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (D), who was also on staff with the Chicago Teachers Union as a registered lobbyist. But that doesnt faze Gates. Im not the caricature in the letters to the editor. But caricatures are easier to digestand dismissthan the deficits and disinvestments plaguing public schools. The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. 1973: Two strikes, of 12 and 11 days, yield improved salary, benefits, preparation time, supplies, and class sizes. Age: 43 Widely popular with its more than 25,000 members, she was considering a run for mayor when she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, in 2014. They are demanding affordable housing for students, Washington Post, October 16, 2019. All rights reserved. My granny was a teenage mothera teenage single mother with an alcoholic father who was a sharecropper. [37] In 2012, contract negotiations stalled over Mayor Emanuels proposal to use student test scores in teacher evaluations, as well as his effort to give principals more hiring authority. While interest groups on all sides sought Obamas involvement in the negotiation, President Obamas spokesman said that Obama has not expressed any opinion or made any assessment about this particular incident. [16], In 2018, CTU supported the first major strike by charter school teachers in US history. It was all I could do to refrain from leaping up from my desk at work and cheering. Stacy Davis Gates is the President of the Chicago Teachers Union. We sat at a table debating ventilation during an airborne pandemic. This salary is 15 percent lower than average and 20 percent lower than median salary in Chicago Teachers Union. Tara Stamps, a CTU administrator and daughter of the late community activist Marion Nzinga Stamps, was onstage introducing the Jammin for PEACE speakers and performers. Advertisement. Accessed June 02, 2020. She has raised millions of dollars to elect classroom teachers to all levels of local government and to challenge school privatizers and union-busters. Ms. Stacy Davis Gates is the Political and Legislative Director of the Chicago Teachers Union AFT Local 1. Then I started thinking that would put me on the wrong end of the spectrum of justice, she says. Christel Williams is a 25-year veteran of Chicago Public Schools, serving as a PSRP delegate, district supervisor, functional vice president and American Federation of Teachers-Illinois Federation of Teachers (AFT-IFT) convention delegate in that time. After playing a key role in organizing for Karen Lewiss election to the CTU presidency, Jackson served as the CTU staff coordinator from 2010 to 2018, when he left his Union staff position to return to the classroom as a social studies teacher at Back of The Yards College Prep. The air crackled with applause. I dont intend to lose, Gates tells me. When the school closed in 2008, Gates moved to Roberto Clemente Community Academy in Ukrainian Village, a high school that had been tasked with absorbing students reassigned from Austin Community Academy High School, which was shuttered in 2007. Stacy Davis Gates, the incumbent vice president, led CORE's slate and will take over as president with her running mate Jackson Potter for a three-year term beginning July 1. By the time I got to meet these kids, something would have already happened. So she set her sights upstream: Grab them before theyre thrown into the water, to paraphrase Desmond Tutu, rather than standing downstream to keep pulling them out. They take away the things we need the most in order to survive. Year: 2016: Full Name: Joshua Cowen and Katharine O. Strunk, How Do Teachers Unions Influence Education Policy? Johnson was paid a $103,000 salary by CTU, in addition to his $85,000 salary as a Cook County Commissioner. When my members hear how much I love them, they hear Laura., Shes loath to squander the opportunities they provided her. Stieber began his career at TEAM Englewood Academy, a public high school that, along with an Urban Prep Academies charter school, took over the building that once housed Englewood High School. Accessed June 02, 2020. This is not like a couple of angry Black women.. I feel privileged to be in this space that they struggled to dream of, against every imaginable odd., Grandmother Laura passed away when Gates was in college. Subscribe to one or more of our free e-mail newsletters to get instant updates on local news, events, and opportunities in Chicago. American Federation of Teachers (AFT) STACY DAVIS-GATES, VICE PRESIENT. When the CTU had the city nailed to the wall during last years 11-day-long strike, the unions No. It turned me upside down., In 2005, in Gatess second year teaching at Englewood High, CPS announced the school would close. The Chicago Teachers Union is an organization of educators dedicated to advancing and promoting quality public education, improving teaching and learning conditions, and protecting members rights. But it was an early taste, she says, of airing a grievance, of pushing back on behalf of those who arent in the room. Maybe not, but she can deliver one hell of a speech. Thank you so much for everything you do. Simply put,the school districts budget is being balanced on the backs ofschoolchildren, senior citizens, and public employees.MayorEmanuel does not have a budget crisis he has a prioritycrisis. Op-Ed by Stacy Davis-Gates August 22, 2013 (Sun Times), I heard you on Progressive Talk Rado yesterday youre a WINNER and a KEEPER! In 2017, Ms. Davis Gates was elected Chair of United Working Families, an independent political organization by and for working-class people and our movements. Bellware, Kim, Chicago teachers say they will go on strike. An accredited provider of Illinois Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), Chicago-Kent's Continuing Legal and Professional Education (CLE) programs offer participants an affordable opportunity to network with other practitioners, discuss current issues and trends, and problem solve with those that write, teach, and practice in the area. The Foundation supports education-related advocacy efforts aligned with the interests of the CTU. Christel was a Chicago Teachers Union organizer during the 2012 strike, as well as the three-day march in 2013 and CTU Summer Organizing Institute prior to becoming a Union field representative in 2017. Stacy Davis Gates, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, speaks in Chicago, Dec. 9, 2018. Email Monica Trevino at Mtrevino@ift-aft.org. Stacy Davis Gates Stacy Davis Gates is vice president of the 28,000-member Chicago Teachers Union and a mother of three children in Chicago's public schools. These are very difficult human conditions that were trying to make sense of, she says. We dont have infrastructure in our public schools to deal with the impact of the traumas our youths walk into our schools with, Gates says. Chicago Teachers Union Foundation, About. While the CTU mission is, ostensibly, to improve public education, most of the identified purposes of the CTU are related to improving compensation and protecting the job security of union members, as well as growing the union. Accessed June 01, 2020. Maria T. Moreno worked in CPS as a bilingual education teacher and as a speech-language pathologist prior to her election as CTU financial secretary in May 2016. Dont be compelled to turn around and walk backwards in the time of need. To submit a correction for our . There was a movement afoot to say our union has to be more than a place that bargains a contract for a finite amount of time, Gates says. Shouts of Talk, Stacy! filled the room. In the year prior, CTU had lost $4 million. Here she addresses the media on last day of the teachers strike on Oct. 31, 2019. She says there were fights every day on the corner of Western and Division. However, due to the Loeb Rule, the Chicago Board of Education fired dozens of participating teachers. Accessed June 01, 2020. Key Data. Before Sharkeys announcement, Gatess name also had been brought up as a possible contender. I liked the ability to free someone from something that was unfair or unjust.. West Ridge YMCA receives $3.75 million in U.S. funds for renovations, possible reopening U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky helped secure funds for the High Ridge YMCA, which is now being used to house migrants, two years after the facility was closed to the public. Konkol, Mark, CTU Boss Talks Like Working Man, Lives Like Wealthiest 1 Percent, Patch Chicago, August 27, 2019. [29] [30] In 2015, donations to the CTU PAC amounted to over $1.5 million, and the CTU PAC spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia (D), who ran against incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D). But, she argues, historical wrongs arent quickly righted. Gates and her husband, Kevin, have three childrenin second, fifth, and seventh grades. CTU argued that this was an undue burden. Accessed June 02, 2020. Stacy Davis Gates was elected president of the Chicago Teachers Union by members on Friday. By her second semester of teaching, Gates started looking for ways to make inroads with her students that had little to do with curriculum. Karen Lewis, a longtime chemistry teacher, was elected to lead the newly reform-minded CTU in 2010. Mitch Smith and Monica Davey, Chicago Teachers Strike, Longest in Decades, Ends, New York Times, October 31, 2019. When you work on a team, when youre doing coalition work, its important for your team to understand the dynamics of gender and race because those things do impact the institution you lead as well. [24], The Foundation was founded in 1969 when it received the Fewkes Tower a 29-story high rise building in Chicago from the Chicago Teachers Union, which had built the tower in 1963 to provide affordable housing to retired teachers. Accessed June 02, 2020. The U.S. Department of Education said that CTUs lawsuit was nothing more than political posturing for a headline. [21], In May 2020, the Chicago Teachers Union was sued by a Chicago teacher who was being forced to pay CTU dues despite crossing the picket line during the 2019 strike and withdrawing from CTU membership. Accessed June 02, 2020. The CTU represents Chicago area teachers in regular collective bargaining contract agreements. Yet both of these women overcame so much to put their children in a positionto put me in a positionto succeed. Photographs and illustrations, as well as text, cannot be used without permission from the AFT. The Chicago Teachers Union was established to represent the interest of teachers at Chicago, Illinois schools. Including the mayor. After 12 years as one of the primary faces of the Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey is returning to the classroom. She shut that down pretty quickly., Kimbrough remembers Gates and Potter, Englewood Highs debate coach at the time, playing in those basketball games. Find out where to go, what to eat, where to live, and more. I didnt know what I was doing. Im going to continue to embody both of their hopes and dreams, but also provide a pathway for the Hazel and the Laura in my household right now, that they get to be whoever they want to be in this world. Later she tells me: I cant advocate on behalf of public education and the children of this city and educators in this city without it taking root in my own household.. From milquetoast to militant is how Jane F. McAlevey described the unions evolution in her 2016 book, No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age. Advertisement Key Data Her mother was born in the South and left during the Great Migration. The Chicago Teachers Union voted to go on strike on Oct. 17. Chicago Teachers Union, On the CTU Sale of Fewkes Tower, April 30, 2015. She has raised millions of dollars to elect classroom teachers to all levels of local government and to challenge school privatizers and union-busters, most prominently Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his rubber-stamp City Council in 2015.Ms. Accessed June 02, 2020. 111 W. 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