Chicago Teachers Union membership drops under Stacy Davis Gates’ leadership

By Mailee Smith

10/10/2023

Nearly 500 education employees have stopped affiliating with CTU in the past year. But the number of members leaving the union could be even larger than currently reported.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

By Mailee Smith

10/03/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union’s latest filing with the U.S. Department of Labor confirms the union is pouring more money than ever into politics.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, stacy

Vallas: Call Johnson’s real estate transfer tax what it really is: a commercial property tax

By Paul Vallas

09/29/2023

Brandon Johnson’s ‘Bring Chicago Home’ transaction tax is primarily a tax on the already overburdened and depressed commercial property owners.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Chicago Teachers Union spending on teachers down, politics up in 2023

By Mailee Smith

09/28/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union’s most recent federal report reveals just 17% of its spending in 2023 was on representing teachers, but it tripled its political spending from the previous year. Nearly 500 teachers left the union.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Vallas: Chicago needs tools, transparency for responsible budgeting

By Paul Vallas

09/27/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is continuing the mayoral tradition of giving the City Council and public too little time and too little information before a deficit city budget is passed. There’s little chance that will change soon, but it could be fixed.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, 48 aldermen accept pay raises

By Patrick Andriesen

09/26/2023

Despite budget experts predicting a $538 million shortfall next year between Chicago’s spending and revenues, only two city leaders opted to forgo automatic pay raises provided to top public servants in September. The mayor and 48 aldermen took theirs.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

Vallas: School choice and the hypocrisy of Chicago Teachers Union leaders

By Paul Vallas

09/07/2023

According to the Chicago Teachers Union leadership, supporters of school choice for poor children are fascists and racists. What does it say when four out of 10 CTU teachers send their children to private schools, including CTU President Stacy Davis Gates?

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Fact Sheet

08/28/2023

Chicago is one of the nation's greatest cities, but it has challenges. An outline of four of the most significant problems.

What does Chicago’s mayor need to impose his revised ‘mansion tax’?

By Joe Tabor

08/24/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has reportedly compromised on his proposed mansion tax in favor of a graduated real estate tax. What needs to happen before he can start collecting the extra taxes?

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

3 ways Chicago Mayor Johnson is likely to repay unions for bankrolling him

By Mailee Smith

08/24/2023

Nearly 83% of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s funding has been from unions, according to data obtained from Illinois Sunshine. More than half of that came from teachers unions. Here are three ways we could see him pay them back.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

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Chicago Teachers Union membership drops under Stacy Davis Gates’ leadership

Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

Vallas: Call Johnson’s real estate transfer tax what it really is: a commercial property tax

Chicago Teachers Union spending on teachers down, politics up in 2023

Vallas: Chicago needs tools, transparency for responsible budgeting

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, 48 aldermen accept pay raises

Vallas: School choice and the hypocrisy of Chicago Teachers Union leaders

Chicago Fact Sheet

What does Chicago’s mayor need to impose his revised ‘mansion tax’?

3 ways Chicago Mayor Johnson is likely to repay unions for bankrolling him

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