What?? You say that's May Day, traditional holiday of Communists? Hmmm, whatta coincidence.


Chicago Teachers Union Officials Pass Resolution Pushing for May 1 Day of ‘No School, No Work’

Chicago Teachers Union leaders are pushing for a day of no work and no school this spring in solidarity with the national May Day movement.

The union’s House of Delegates — its largest governing body — approved a resolution Wednesday seeking “full support” from Chicago’s Board of Education and Mayor Brandon Johnson to declare May 1 as a “Day of Civic Action.”

“If we still want to have democracy in the midterms this November, public schools that provide our students with quality education, and unions to defend workers’ rights, then it is up to every Chicagoan to stand up for what we believe in and show the authoritarian billionaire in Washington that when he breaks every rule, we will not go along with business as usual,” CTU Vice President Jackson Potter said in a statement.

The resolution comes as the CTU said it intends to join its partners in Minnesota and across the nation in calling for a national day of “No Work, No School, and No Shopping” in what the union said is an effort to “defend our Democracy, demand ICE out of our cities, and tax the rich to support our schools and vital services.”

The union said Johnson can draw upon a state law enacted last year that allows middle and high school students one excused absence per year to attend a “civic event.”

Spokespersons for Chicago Public Schools did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Johnson said his office intends to work with CPS and school communities “to find solutions which ensure there is no loss of instruction time.”

“The organizing around May 1 is an important demonstration of collective power which offers working people across the country the opportunity to make their voice heard through direct action,” the mayor said in a statement. “Ultimately it is up to every family to decide how and if they participate in any civic action.”

The CTU in its resolution said its members will send petitions and resolutions both to the board and Johnson asking for their “full support and participation” in May Day activities by officially declaring May 1 as a “Day of Civic Action,” while encouraging schools to engage in “age-appropriate civic learning, marches and rallies, political education, Peace Concerts, labor history programming, and community safety trainings that equip students, educators, and families to protect themselves and each other.”

“Teaching our students what civic action looks like requires more than textbooks when the President sends federal agents to occupy our cities and the Governor chooses to continue giving tax breaks to billionaires instead of giving our students the school day they deserve,” Potter said.

https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/12/chicago-teachers-union-officials-pass-resolution-pushing-may-1-day-no-school-no-work

Brandon Haircut was happy-facing a Chicago river swim today; the press started to ask him questions that he clearly wasn't prepared for (long list of questions fit that criteria). Well, he couldn't run with the river right behind him, so his handlers started yelling "stay on topic". LOLOL.