CHTU Updates

July 9, 2026 CHTU Summer Update

Dear 795 Members, 

Summer is flying by, and this is the time of the year that you are carefree with family time, vacations or anything else that relaxes your soul. We have received some inquiries from members about required summer work. You are on summer recess and not under contract. . We have 192-day and 200 day contracts. We are contracted employees not year round employees subject to the whims of administration. Under no circumstances is any work outside of your 192-day or 200-day contract required. All work in the summer is voluntary and compensated. 

We are

August 8th

Have you voted yet or do you plan on voting August 8th?  If the answer is: “Yes, and I’m voting No”, you can stop reading now. For all other CHTU members, please make sure you vote No on Issue 1, August 8th. Issue 1, if passed, will have a devastating impact on Ohio and the future of this state. If you are living under a rock and have no idea what I am talking about please click here to read more about Issue 1 and its harmful results. 

Important August Dates

• August 17:  is a virtual and remote PD day. This means for all 192 and 200 day employees you can login from the

Dear Colleagues,

Years ago when I was a union steward at the high school, I put together a chart that listed offenses by students and what consequences teachers should recommend on a referral.  There was a range of choices for each infraction. I thought it made sense to have some teacher consistency in recommendations for how administration would deal with the students.  Administration refused to use the chart at all citing the need for administrative flexibility in dealing with student misbehavior.

Year later we have now been ordered by the Office of Civil Rights to change our entire student

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Colleagues,