Chicago Teachers Union President Marilyn Stewart hosted a press conference (above) on February 25, 2008, at the union offices. That morning, she excluded two union officers — Vice President Ted Dallas and Treasurer Linda Porter — from her media event. At the time, Stewart told the media how the Board of Education could fire teachers the union way, asking CPS to postpone planned firings until she was consulted. Two days later, ignoring Stewart, the Board voted to “reconstitute” six schools (Harper and Orr high schools, and Copernicus, Fulton, Howe and Morton elementary schools) and fire all their teachers and principals. Since January 2008, Stewart has tried to order the union’s vice president not to meet with union members whose jobs are being taken away by CPS. On May 28, 2008, Stewart began the process of trying to fire Dallas for ‘insubordination’. Substance photo by George N. Schmidt.
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