Aiming to have a voice in school decision-making, educators at Latin School of Chicago have voted this week in support of forming a teachers union. The new Latin School Union, which will represent faculty at all three schools within Latin Upper, Middle and Lower is affiliated with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the IFT said in a Thursday statement. Tuition at the prestigious private .
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A majority of the 185 teachers and staff at Latin School of Chicago filed union cards this week, taking a major step toward forming the Latin School Union.
The cards filed with the National Labor Relations Board affirm the educators’ intent to unionize, and an election to finalize the organizing effort will be held in June, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, which would be the group’s parent union, said in a news release.
“With our action today, the teachers at Latin School have demonstrated our collective desire to form a union,” Elissabeth Legendre, an upper school Latin language teacher, said in a statement. “We know that organizing will help us raise a powerful voice that will benefit our students and the entire school community.”
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