The union embraces political spending tactics the Chicago Teachers Union uses in an effort to further its political goals.

IFT represents educators in more than 200 districts across Illinois. But teachers’ zip codes dictate how much support they actually get from the union.

Of its own officers and employees, 83 made over $100,000.

The union wanted to raise dues as much as $800 a year to pay for its leaders’ political activities.

The remaining members’ dues fund 65 salaries of over $100,000.

A Cook County judge isn’t letting the CTU off the hook for violating member rights.

Just 13.1% of workers in Illinois were union members in 2025. Thousands of government workers have rejected union membership.

Chicago Teachers Union leaders fought members, a Congressional inquiry and a potential U.S. Department of Labor investigation over audits. Now we know why.

Just 10 cents of every dollar the National Education Association spent in 2025 was on representing teachers. Politics and contributions took nearly four times that amount.

Just 17% of the union’s spending in 2025 was on representing teachers. But it spent a record-breaking amount on politics and paid many staffers over $100K.