The politically influential leader of the Chicago Teachers Union and the Illinois Federation of Teachers has taken a lead ...

A source familiar with CTU planning says to expect a union-backed candidate for Board President to be announced soon.

Teachers across Illinois now have a new labor leader after the president of the Chicago Teachers Union was selected to also lead the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Stacy Davis Gates was previously ...

CHICAGO - Stacy Davis Gates, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, is on temporary medical leave as of this week, the organization of nearly 30,000 members announced. The CTU said in a ...

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Under her leadership, Davis Gates' key initiative has been advocating for state funding to be increased for schools, given Chicago Public Schools’s public battle with budget deficits over the past two ...

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Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates has been elected to lead its parent organization, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, signaling the statewide union is moving into a greater ...