Who is running the Chicago Teachers Union?
George N. Schmidt – September, 2008 Anyone who has watched CTU President Marilyn Stewart try to answer reporters’ questions or debate even someone as ill-informed as Arne Duncan knows the reality is often sad. The question then arises: Who is actually running the CTU now that Stewart has declared herself dictator — “Chief Executive Officer”? In the months ahead, Substance will begin to profile some of those who have more power than a thousand dues paying teachers or a hundred elected delegates. Most of them have been out of the classroom for a quarter century or more (like Nick Cannella, above center) or were never even teachers, like attorney Lawrence Poltrock (above left) and publicist Rosemarie Genova (above right). Genova is holding the press release announcing the “Yes” vote for the contract on August 31, 2007. The release was printed before the vote was taken. Four of the most powerful people in the union today hold appointed positions, not elected ones. They are: John Ostenburg,
