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Stay up-to-date on contract negotiations between CPS and our labor partners at the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU).

We look forward to productive negotiations that will allow CPS and CTU to work together around addressing the challenges facing our District, and around our shared goal of providing all students with the robust, high quality education they need to be successful in college, career, and civic life. 

We encourage you to visit this page regularly to learn more about our District’s approach to ongoing labor negotiations and to monitor the progress that is being made.

Making Progress on a New Contract for CPS Educators

CPS is working with our labor partners on a new contract that rewards our talented educators for their hard work, supports our students and their needs, and sets our District up for long-term success.

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    Letter from CEO, 12/6/24

    Read the latest message from CPS about the CPS-CTU Negotiations

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    CPS/CTU Major Outstanding Contract Issues

    Since April, CPS has been negotiating in good faith with the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) on a new contract for our valued educators. However, there are still major areas where CTU and CPS have yet to reach agreement.

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    CPS-CTU Contract Negotiation Timeline

    Over the past several months, CPS has been negotiating in good faith with the Chicago Teachers Union to establish a fair and forward-looking contract for our educators.

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    CPS' Contract Proposals for Key Categories of CTU Staff

    CPS is working with our labor partners on a new contract with historic proposals that will benefit all CTU members, and additional position-specific proposals for different categories of employees.

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    Examples of CTU Teacher Salary Increases Under CPS’ Proposal

    CPS has proposed a 4 percent cost of living increase for CTU teachers for School Year 2024-25, and 4-5 percent cost of living increases over the next three years. These raises would grow to 5-7.5 percent in the first year and 4-8.5 percent over the next three years after factoring in step increases.

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    CPS-CTU Contract Negotiations Update Deck from Nov. 21, 2024

    This presentation contains important details about the ongoing CPS-CTU Contract negotiations

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