CTU Vice President Stacy Gates Named IFT VP
By Jim Vail
Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Vice President Stacy Gates was named the vice president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers or IFT.
Usually it is the CTU president who will take a position on the IFT executive board. However, CTU President Jesse Sharkey is not on the executive board.
This has lead many to speculate that VP Gates is making a move in the political field to head to a higher office, including president of the CTU. Politico stated that there have been calls for Gates or CTU political operative and Cook County Board Commissioner Brandon Johnson to run for mayor against Lori Lightfoot.
Johnson told Politico the rumors are false and he has no intention to run for mayor.
Serving on the IFT board of directors is a well-paid position. Both Johnson and Gates have two jobs that pay well.
According to an inside source, the CTU has 10 spots on the IFT Executive Board. CTU health care coordinator Annette Rizzo was dropped and Joanna Maldonado, a field organizer for the CTU, replaced her.
Dan Montgomery (IFT President) and Jane Russell (IFT Secretary Treasurer), and Gates (IFT VP) were unopposed in the election. Jesse (Sharkey) did not put his name in the running, the source told us.
Former CTU President Debbie Lynch told Second City Teachers she did not want to also serve on the IFT because she wanted to maintain her independence from the state teachers union that is considered to be more conservative.
By Jim Vail
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| CTU VP Stacy Gates |
Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Vice President Stacy Gates was named the vice president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers or IFT.
Usually it is the CTU president who will take a position on the IFT executive board. However, CTU President Jesse Sharkey is not on the executive board.
This has lead many to speculate that VP Gates is making a move in the political field to head to a higher office, including president of the CTU. Politico stated that there have been calls for Gates or CTU political operative and Cook County Board Commissioner Brandon Johnson to run for mayor against Lori Lightfoot.
Johnson told Politico the rumors are false and he has no intention to run for mayor.
Serving on the IFT board of directors is a well-paid position. Both Johnson and Gates have two jobs that pay well.
According to an inside source, the CTU has 10 spots on the IFT Executive Board. CTU health care coordinator Annette Rizzo was dropped and Joanna Maldonado, a field organizer for the CTU, replaced her.
Dan Montgomery (IFT President) and Jane Russell (IFT Secretary Treasurer), and Gates (IFT VP) were unopposed in the election. Jesse (Sharkey) did not put his name in the running, the source told us.
Former CTU President Debbie Lynch told Second City Teachers she did not want to also serve on the IFT because she wanted to maintain her independence from the state teachers union that is considered to be more conservative.
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