Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates has been chosen to lead the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the union announced Saturday.
She was elected today as part of a new leadership slate for the organization. Gates says the new slate represents every aspect of the state, every part of a students’ educational journey.
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Davis Gates has served as CTU president since 2022 and has been the executive vice president for IFT.
“The belly of a child who just had their one hot meal a day cut from school budgets rumbles the same, whether that young person is on the southside of Chicago or in Cahokia,” Davis Gates said in a statement. “Our members chose a slate that represent every aspect of our state, every part of a students’ educational journey, and who are ready to fight to finally deliver on the promises that politicians in Springfield have made but not kept to our students in every district in Illinois.”
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Former IFT President Dan Montgomery led the union for 15 years.
“Dan leaves behind a legacy of courage, compassion, and principled leadership. He helped make IFT a powerful force for justice in Illinois,” Davis Gates said in a statement.
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The union has also elected other leadership officers, including IFT Secretary-Treasurer and Southwest Area Council (SWAC) President Cyndi Oberle-Dahm as Executive Vice President, President of the North Suburban Teachers Union Local 1274 Pankaj Sharma as Secretary-Treasurer, and President of the University Professional of Illinois (UPI) Local 4100 John Miller as Membership Secretary.
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