The Chicago Teachers’ Union protested the U.S. capturing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, something that happened over 2,000 miles away.
Maduro and his wife were charged with narco-terrorism, importing cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, according to the 25-page indictment.
Maduro Indictment by scott.mcclallen
The union could spend money and efforts to improve reading and writing scores, but it's focused on international politics instead.
And that’s one reason why children who attend Chicago Public Schools struggle to read or do math.
EMERGENCY PROTEST: NO WAR ON VENEZUELA. STOP THE BOMBINGS.
— Chicago Teachers Union (@CTULocal1) January 3, 2026
Join us in the streets to demand an end to U.S. aggression against Venezuela.
TODAY @ Federal Plaza – 5 PM pic.twitter.com/jjkLMAwFJv
Strangely, the Chicago Teachers' Union has a long history of supporting Venezuela, and it even visited the country in 2019.
Remember when the Chicago Teachers Union did a socialist propaganda trip to Venezuela? pic.twitter.com/ksRYbsr2K3
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) January 3, 2026
When do you guys do the teaching part? https://t.co/37MlcKZ0UP
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) January 4, 2026
Never. The teachers union is not interested in improving the quality of education in America. They are interested in (1) their own power, and (2) leftist activism.
— Sean W. Malone | That’s just, like, your opinion. (@CitizenAmedia) January 4, 2026
I don't even think they care that much about doing things like negotiating teacher salaries. https://t.co/zamCihUurX
As a refugee from the Soviet Union who fled to America to escape oppression I am disgusted by the Chicago Teachers Union. The CTU, through its CORE caucus, once sent a delegation to Venezuela and returned with glowing praise for a brutal communist regime. Now those same activists… pic.twitter.com/jGcv53kMvB
— Nilam Civok (@CivokNilam) January 3, 2026
It’s been 1,901 days since the Chicago Teachers Union last published its required annual audit.
— Austin Berg (@Austin__Berg) November 23, 2025
And Congress just took notice.
New federal demands could trigger national labor reform, not to mention federal charges against CTU leadership.
But this scandal is often… pic.twitter.com/gsaIzcY8ED
This is where your tax dollars are going.
— Danielle Carter (@Dannic44) January 3, 2026
CPS just raised your property taxes again, yet our kids can’t read, can’t do basic math, can’t critically think, and aren’t even safe at school.
Meanwhile, @ChiPubSchools and the @CTULocal1 can spend $7.7 million on luxury trips, fund… pic.twitter.com/7kMqn6CFbg
Not a single child was proficient in reading in 24 public schools in Illinois. https://t.co/GquBlPXjUC pic.twitter.com/9nLURwmjIh
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) August 29, 2025
The Chicago Teachers Union is so incompetent it started protesting a war after the war had finished. https://t.co/IHafBJzNC2
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) January 4, 2026