LABOR BEAT begins airing 'CTU strikes 1969 - 1987' video on Cable TV tonight
Labor Beat, in conjunction with CORE (The Caucus of Rank And File Educators) begins airing, CTU Strikes: 1969-1987, tonight (September 13, 2012) on CAN TV Channel 19 in Chicago. Produced by CORE (the Caucus of Rank and File Educators of the Chicago Teachers Union) and Chicago's Labor Beat, the video, which has been available on line through CORE and Substance for a week, will not go to Cable TV as well. The video was made during the summer of 2012 in conjunction with the four CORE "Successful Chicago Strikes" forums that were organized by the leadership caucus of the CTU to help prepare people for the Chicago Teachers Strike of 2012. The URL for the current You Tube posting of this history is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1qO4IBhGEw&feature=youtu.be
Since it was first posted to You Tube, this video, 28 minutes long, has received more than 1,000 viewings.
The video contains interviews from retired Chicago Teachers Union members who participated in these strikes and historic archival visuals. Here is a 28 minute overview of the 1969-1987 period, as well as a brief summary of the years since then.
Chicago - CAN TV cable tv Channel 19:
Thurs., Sep. 13, 9:30 pm
Fri., Sep. 14, 4:30 pm
Thurs., Sep. 20, 9:30 pm
Fri., Sep. 21, 4:30 pm
Evanston - Cable Channel 6:
Check Evanston Community Media Center website for schedule:
http://www.ectv.com/
