According to polling conducted earlier this year by M3 Strategies – the most accurate pollster in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election – public opinion on the CTU has flipped.
For the first time in modern city history, the union is underwater with Chicago voters.
Just 29% of Chicagoans had a favorable opinion of the CTU while 60% had an unfavorable opinion (-31 net). Asked about CTU President Stacy Davis Gates, 18% had a favorable opinion while 55% had an unfavorable opinion (-37 net).
Gates and CTU Vice President Jackson Potter are now facing a unified opposition slate in the May 16internal elections for union officers. In the race for CTU president, members will decide between Gates and veteran CPS educator Erica Meza.
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