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From the Daily Caller: Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president Stacy Davis Gates said on Monday that “all children belong to” the union.
At the City Club Chicago event, Gates bashed President Donald Trump for lessening the power of teachers’ unions, calling his education agenda a “relitigation” of the Civil War while complaining about the failing state of Chicago schools.
Quoting civil rights activist James Baldwin, Gates tells the crowd, “The children are always ours. Every single one of them, all over the globe.” Gates then mocks parents who would respond by saying “CTU thinks your children are its children.”
“Yes, we do,” Gates said. “We do.”
Erika Donalds, wife of Rep. Byron Donalds, shared a video of Gates’ wild remarks and wrote, “Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates boldly claims that your children are their property. Yet, she opts to send her own children to private school. Meanwhile, she stands in the schoolhouse doors, trapping students in Chicago’s failing public schools.”
WATCH:
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates boldly claims that your children are their property.
Yet, she opts to send her own children to private school.
Meanwhile, she stands in the schoolhouse doors, trapping students in Chicago’s failing public schools. pic.twitter.com/XpV4EsTRJv
— Erika Donalds (@ErikaDonalds) June 24, 2025
Meanwhile, Illinois Policy, a conservative nonprofit group, started rolling out the ‘receipts’ on Gates:
2/ Davis Gates presides over the unpopular Chicago Teachers Union and its CORE caucus.
CTU’s upcoming isn’t just about internal politics.
They wants you to pay $7.3 billion in new taxes. pic.twitter.com/Oln9trX4b0
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) May 12, 2025
4/ Financial mismanagement?
CTU didn’t release full audits for four years.
When asked, Gates accused critics of using a “racist dog whistle.”
Members sued the union.https://t.co/ml8KEqnv8K
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) May 12, 2025
6/ Davis Gates owed Chicago over $5,000 in unpaid utility bills.
She started a payment plan…
Then defaulted.
Only after a public records request did she pay in full—just days before the info became public.https://t.co/AVWVc66Ojc
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) May 12, 2025
8/ Her leadership style? She:
👉compared CPS CEO to a “terrible” special ed student
👉told members a principal should be punched
👉called a journalist a “stalker” for asking questions
👉cursed out a senior union leader at a public event— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) May 12, 2025
10/ Teachers vote.
Taxpayers feel the effects.
And Stacy Davis Gates has a lot to answer for.https://t.co/jTNmUk1Hnr
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) May 12, 2025
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