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Chicago Teachers Union bosses make a lot more than members. Little of members’ dues pay for representation. See who makes what, here.
October 23, 2025 // More than 50 CTU officers and employees made $100,000 or more in the 2025 fiscal year. To put that in context, the median salary in Chicago is $65,250. The average Chicago teacher made $86,439 during the 2023-2024 school year. Not even 18% of CTU’s spending in its 2025 fiscal year was on representing teachers – what is supposed to be its core focus. That’s according to the union’s own numbers.
Minneapolis teachers to vote on strike
October 22, 2025 // Tuesday’s meeting marked the seventh bargaining session since April. A strike authorization vote begins tomorrow(Thursday). If approved by union members, a walkout could begin as early as November.
Why California Teachers Are Walking Away from Their Union
October 16, 2025 // Yes, you read that right. The nation’s biggest teachers’ union circulated classroom content that literally wiped Israel off the map and connected educators to sources that excuse terrorism. When caught, the NEA quietly deleted the materials. No apology. No accountability. Just silence. That kind of moral blindness is not confined to Washington. In California, it has become a way of life.
A third of Colorado Springs School District 11 teachers strike
October 8, 2025 // "CSEA is throwing a temper tantrum because they've lost power," said Jason Dudash with the Freedom Foundation, "Most teachers are still in the classrooms, they're happy with this new arrangement not being any longer beholden to the union." Counter protestors argue that if the teachers on strike cared about the students, they would be in the classroom.
Victory for Ohio Teachers
September 23, 2025 // With help from the Center for Independent Employees, teachers in the Continental School District secured an election— and the Ohio Education Association (OEA), a National Education Association (NEA) affiliate, withdrew rather than face an overwhelming defeat. This marks CIE’s first OEA removal in Ohio and our 43rd removal of national teachers' union affiliates nationwide.
Tucson charter school unionizes
September 3, 2025 // Last month BASIS Tucson North earned the top spot in the 2025-26 U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings. The tuition-free public charter network BASIS Charter Schools operates in four states and has 10 Arizona schools in the Top 100 schools as ranked by U.S. News, the Arizona Republic reported last month.
Evergreen school employees strike as districts across the Northwest start heading back to class
August 27, 2025 // The union is asking for paraeducators to be paid for the full time they are at school, even if students need assistance after classes end. They’re also asking for release time to do union work, among other benefits. Union representatives said the district has so far been inflexible with their requests as well as bargaining dates.
NEW YORK: Opt-outs up by 63 percent
August 25, 2025 // Compared to last July, opt-outs have surged 63 percent. Since just last month? Another 51 percent spike. This isn’t a one-off. It’s a movement. And if the pace continues, New York will crush last year’s totals. Union executives can’t ignore it. New Yorkers are waking up to where their dues are really going — political slush funds, six-figure union salaries and agendas that don’t represent them.
Naperville teachers warn of strike as contract talks drag on
August 22, 2025 // Union leaders said negotiations have dragged on since February, and with the school year underway and no contract in place, negotiations have continued.
Labor Day 2025: More protests than parades and picnics
August 20, 2025 // But the biggest blowout, organizers hope, is going to be on Labor Day itself. Local events can be found at MayDayStrong.org. There is also a toolkit for event hosts and organizers to coordinate their actions. The organizers hope to exceed the estimated five million people who hit the streets on No Kings Day back in April. The key demands at all the protests will be: “stop the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration, protect and defend Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs for working people,” plus “fully funded schools, and healthcare and housing for all.” Marchers will also demand the Trump regime “stop the attacks on immigrants, Black, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities and invest in people, not wars.”