26: CTU Never Sleeps

CTU Speaks!

In this episode, co-hosts Andrea Parker and Jim Staros discuss the issue of union organizing with Norine Gutekanst (director of organizing for CTU) and Jhoanna Maldonado (organizer for CTU) and show how CTU never sleeps! They discuss what organizing is, why it is critical to the successes of the Chicago Teachers Union over the last 10 years, and what we as rank-and-file members or members of the community can do to get involved. We also ambush Norine with our appreciation of her contributions because she is retiring after spending the last 10 years leading the CTU's organizing department. She and her co-workers built it from scratch into a model now emulated across the country of how a socially conscious union can set itself up for success. Want to be part of the conversation? Send us your thoughts about organizing, or anything else, by emailing [e-mail] or calling 312-467-8888.