With CTU contract negotiations set to begin, spotlight on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson relationship with CPS teachers union [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — As negotiations over a new contract with the Chicago Teachers Union get set to begin, a spotlight is being shined on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s relationship with the CTU.

On Thursday, the mayor and union leadership united to talk about the role of schools in communities, and how they can help neighborhoods.

Johnson asked students about success and what they need to be successful at Collins Academy in North Lawndale.

He sat with leaders of the national, state and Chicago Teachers Union.

“It won’t be a contract fight. It will be an organizing campaign. We are all going to organize around the idea: Your humanity matters,” CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said.

Unlike negotiations in the past that resulted in strikes, the teachers union and the mayor CTU helped put in office are on the exact same page when it comes to union demands.

“This is making sure that every single …