Dr. John Kugler editing SubstanceLong-time reporter John Kugler is now editing Substance. | |  |
Twin Cities Labor Mobilizes Against George Floyd MurderThe organized labor movement has begun swinging into action to support protests against the racist police murder of Minneapolis resident George Floyd.
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The police abuses the press. Again.[The following was published by 'The Media Today' by the Columbia Journalism Review.]
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How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change BarackHow to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
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Stories about Substance founder and long-time editor George N. Schmidt on October 2018 Substance homepageDozens of stories about Substance founder George N. Schmidt, who died on Sept. 17, 2018, are published on the October 2018 Substance News homepage. Stories about George’s personal life appear on the left column . . . | |  |
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The Pandemic is Driving America's Schools Toward A Financial MeltdownGood Peace by WBEZ here in Chicago about the looming budget issues that might be coming towards Public Schools in our city. other localities and activist groups are already gearing up for these budget and . . . | Article | Pictures | Video | Analysis | Interviews | Links | |  |
We honor those who have fallen in service ....We honor the servicemen and women who have sacrificed their lives in the service of our country ... thank you ....
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Harvard sued over 'subpar' online learning amid pandemicHarvard sued over 'subpar' online learning amid pandemic ... Harvard has joined the list of universities facing legal charges for refusal to refund tuition ... the university’s handling of the pandemic has not satisfied . . . | Article | Pictures | Video | Analysis | Interviews | Links | |  |
Media Watch: Chicago Sun-Times doesn't use word "union" in its story's background of janitorial privatization"CPS ditching Aramark, Sodexo for facilities management after one more contract renewal"
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May 2020 Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates meets on ZoomBecause of the COVID 19 pandemic, the May 6, 2020, HOD meeting was held by video conference. As this was the first time the CTU did this, there was no official voting on items or . . . | |  |
Chicago Teachers Union v. DeVos et al Case No. 20-cv-02958... Chicago Teachers Union has filed a federal lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, claiming teachers now face an “impossible burden” to revise these plans for remote . . . | Article | Pictures | Analysis | Interviews | Links | |  |
Unfair Labor Practice Charges filed against the Chicago Teachers UnionRecent filings with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) show two Unfair Labor Practices filed against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) by an employee. Case Number: 13-CA-260333 Date Filed: 05/13/2020 https://www.nlrb.gov/case/13-CA-260333 | Article | Pictures | Analysis | Interviews | Links | |  |
Educators on front lines deserve supportMaria DeVito an education activist from the East Coast caught the Board of Finance with their hands in the cookie jar ....
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At least 275,000 teachers in the US face permanent job loss | Article | Pictures | Analysis | Interviews | Links | |  |
Betsy DeVos’s Ideologically-Driven Coronavirus Response Will Hurt Public School Students
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No. 20-cv-2682 TROESCH & NKEMDI vs. CTU & CPS - COMPLAINT (5/4/2020)... in the tradition of Substance News, we will be posting legal documents in full unedited form. We are not taking one position or another. There is a comment section for you to voice your . . . | Article | Pictures | Video | Analysis | Interviews | Links | |  |
MAY DAY HISTORY: Chicago public school student walkouts helped galvanize March 10, 2006, immigrant rights march in Chicago, a march paved the way for the largest May Day march in Chicago, the city that gave birth to the International Workers' HolidayThe archives of Substance contain part of the untold history of Chicago's public schools and the Chicago Teachers Union. One of the most important moments in that history came in 2006, when two marches for . . . | |  |
Haymarket Books celebrates May DayThe following notice came from Haymarket Books:
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Stand with striking workers on May Day 2020The graphics may be all we need today during the coronavirus pandemic.
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