The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) mourned the death of a convicted terrorist on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list who murdered a police officer.

Is it any wonder we have lost a generation to abject lunacy? How long must we be held hostage to terrorist union organizations?

Thanks to the Chicago Teachers Union, the majority of of Chicago’s students can barely read so maybe they won’t see it.

Chicago Teachers Union honors Black militant convicted cop-killer after death in Cuba, drawing backlash

Assata Shakur was convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a 1973 shootout

By: Rachel Wolf , Louis Casiano, Fox News, September 27, 2025

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) mourned the death of a convicted murderer on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list in an X post Friday.

“Rest in Power, Rest in Peace, Assata Shakur,” the CTU’s post read. “Today we honor the life and legacy of a revolutionary fighter, a fierce writer, a revered elder of Black liberation, and a leader of freedom whose spirit continues to live in our struggle.

“Assata refused to be silenced. She taught us that ‘It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.’”

Cuban officials announced Friday that Shakur, who was born JoAnne Deborah Byron and was also known as Joanne Chesimard, died in Havana decades after escaping prison and fleeing to the communist nation.

In 1977, Shakur was convicted of the murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a 1973 shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike. Foerster left behind a wife and 3-year-old son. She escaped from prison in 1979 and lived underground before surfacing in Cuba in 1984.

The FBI and the New Jersey attorney general each offered a $1 million reward for her capture.

Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Culture Project and a visiting fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, responded to the post with a single sentence on Shakur’s history.

“It’s almost like the Chicago Teachers Union is trying to alienate reasonable members and win an award for the most unhinged organization on Earth,” DeAngelis told Fox News Digital on Saturday. “This post should be a wake-up call to Chicago teachers who don’t feel like their values are accurately represented by the union.
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“It’s beyond parody. The Chicago Teachers Union, which is supposed to be responsible for educating kids, is honoring a convicted murderer using its official social media account.”

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took to X, calling the CTU post “shameful and depraved.”

“She was convicted of the murder [of] New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster, who was executed in cold blood. There are so many worthy heroes to celebrate. She is not one of them,” Murphy wrote.

The CTU has a history of taking controversial stances and issuing strongly worded statements. The union has voiced its opposition to increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to U.S. cities.

Earlier this month, the CTU participated in a boycott of Target. The union said the retailer rolled back “its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion” and was complicit “with white supremacy.”

“As President Davis Gates reminds us: this retreat by Target sends a dangerous signal to those who seek to erase the dignity and safety of our students, families, and classrooms,” CTU wrote in a post on X.

In June, while delivering a speech at the City Club of Chicago, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said the union “thinks your children are its children.”

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Pamela Geller

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