Chicago Teachers Union budgets $3.1M for political activities in 2026

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) appears poised to spend significant amounts of money on “political activities,” according to internal documents viewed by Fox News Digital.

According to CTU’s financial report for June 30, 2026, the union allocated a budget of $3.1 million for “political activities.” In comparison, the union budgeted $152,500 for “training/workshops,” $260,000 for community events, and $1.2 million for the contract campaign. The largest amount is allocated to salaries and health insurance.

The Fiscal Year November report, obtained by the North American Values ​​Institute (NAVI), was part of the meeting agenda and presentation notes at the CTU House of Representatives meeting held Jan. 14.

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“CTU funds are public tax dollars issued from the paychecks of local and state-funded educators. As a public sector union, its mission is to represent the professional and bargaining interests of teachers, not to fund the political agendas of ideological conventions. It is time for the State of Illinois to provide strict oversight and end the gross misuse of taxpayer resources,” said Josh Weiner, NAVI’s chief strategy officer.

CTU is funded primarily by teachers’ membership dues rather than direct taxpayer dollars. Teachers are employees of Chicago Public Schools, funded directly by taxpayers.

The meeting and presentation had political content.

During the meeting, Vice President Jackson Potter discussed the Trump administration’s intervention in Venezuela and Iran and the killing of civilian Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis. “Feeling crazy? Because you are,” reads the slides on the subject.

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Chicago Teachers Union President Stacey Davis Gates gave a speech at the City Club of Chicago on Monday, June 23, 2025. (YouTube Screenshot)

Another slide in the presentation included a flyer titled “This MLK Day Chicago Stands Back” and information about a protest held at Water Tower Park on Jan. 19, demanding “abolish ICE,” “stop the wars,” “tax the rich” and “end genocides” on the anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration.

This summer, the union is planning an “Environmental Justice Freedom School,” a “two-week educational experiential program offered to high school students in CPS to develop local school climate action plans.”

Neither Chicago Public Schools nor the Chicago Teachers Union responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The union released its endorsement list on Feb. 5, supporting only Democratic candidates in federal and state elections, including Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss. who swears “Oppose Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies,” the convention proposes. Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson, who will run for re-election in 2027, was endorsed by the union. latest mayoral election bid.

The union has previously made headlines for supporting social justice initiatives; He has recently criticized the Trump administration’s sanctions against immigrants and has been generally vocal on political issues.

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The union budgeted $3.1 million for “political activities” for the fiscal year ending in June. (Chicago Teachers Association Fiscal Year November Report)

CTU released a statement He blames the Trump administration “normalizing terrorism” and condemning the “tear gassing of students at Roosevelt High School and the arrest of an educator.”

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earlier this monthCTU faced backlash from The Washington Post for pursuing social justice initiatives in the school district as students’ reading and math proficiency continues to decline.