Karen Lewis

American labor leader
Died on Monday February 8th 2021


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@UFT_BKOffice: RT @CTULocal1: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recommit our… - 3 years ago

@psl_sc: RT @breakchainsmag: 📢 New Article 📢 "Karen Lewis and the Class Conscious Union" by @breakchainsmag author, Moira Casados Cassidy 👇 http… - 3 years ago

@dzaffrann: RT @CTULocal1: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recommit our… - 3 years ago

@Cheryl_Smith1: RT @CTULocal1: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recommit our… - 3 years ago

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@SeanMurricane: @Karen_Lewis @NorthernWrites That is impressive!! - 3 years ago

@PSLAtlanta: RT @breakchainsmag: 📢 New Article 📢 "Karen Lewis and the Class Conscious Union" by @breakchainsmag author, Moira Casados Cassidy 👇 http… - 3 years ago

@lilakillsampson: RT @breakchainsmag: 📢 New Article 📢 "Karen Lewis and the Class Conscious Union" by @breakchainsmag author, Moira Casados Cassidy 👇 http… - 3 years ago

@pslweb: RT @breakchainsmag: 📢 New Article 📢 "Karen Lewis and the Class Conscious Union" by @breakchainsmag author, Moira Casados Cassidy 👇 http… - 3 years ago

@Karen_Lewis: @TheHodge LOVING this! How truly fab! 😍😍😍 Wishing you all a fab break! x - 3 years ago

@pslsaltlake: RT @breakchainsmag: 📢 New Article 📢 "Karen Lewis and the Class Conscious Union" by @breakchainsmag author, Moira Casados Cassidy 👇 http… - 3 years ago

@recoby4of5: @abluth22 @suz97 @jaketapper True story! Again I and everyone I know thinks teachers are way underpaid! But if pe… - 3 years ago

@RFDLaborNews: Rest in Red, Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@JulieVassilatos: Been reflecting on how little time we actually got to have Karen Lewis as a leader around here. Not enough, that's… - 3 years ago

@breakchainsmag: “Today the battle for the 'soul of public education' rages on, and the well-funded and skilled class enemies of pub… - 3 years ago

@jetsah: RT @CTULocal1: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recommit our… - 3 years ago

@LiveTheHope2Day: RT @CTULocal1: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recommit our… - 3 years ago

@Karen_Lewis: @SeanMurricane @NorthernWrites LOL! That's reassuringly tosser-like! (And to be fair, your new toy does look ace!… - 3 years ago

@karen_kt70: RT @wasdalemrt: Thanks for everyone’s support - just giving page is searchable on Chris Lewis support fund - he and his family will need al… - 3 years ago

@masharn_lewis: RT @donald_smither: Let me start some shit for the Bidensexuals this afternoon,so when do y’all think Jim Crow Joe gon sign that 911 Karen… - 3 years ago

@MNWorkersUnited: RT @CTULocal1: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recommit our… - 3 years ago

@rebdlyn: RT @DissentMag: On the first episode of Belabored, @sarahljaffe & @josheidelson interviewed Karen Lewis. "When you’re playing on somebody e… - 3 years ago

@themayamorena: RT @KenzoShibata: Tribute to CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis with @sarahljaffe @maridapr and @themayamorena - 3 years ago

@FridellMara: I made the mistake of listening to CBC propaganda. Then I healed by switching to this cheering interview about Kare… - 3 years ago

@Network4pubEd: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education “Great schools with great teachers is the most… - 3 years ago

@TowleJane: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@marydifino: RT @KenzoShibata: Tribute to CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis with @sarahljaffe @maridapr and @themayamorena - 3 years ago

@Kremdog28: RT @KenzoShibata: Karen Lewis is a role model for the Left - 3 years ago

@KenzoShibata: Karen Lewis is a role model for the Left - 3 years ago

@maridapr: RT @KenzoShibata: Tribute to CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis with @sarahljaffe @maridapr and @themayamorena - 3 years ago

@sarahljaffe: RT @KenzoShibata: Tribute to CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis with @sarahljaffe @maridapr and @themayamorena - 3 years ago

@KeithKelleher6: Former SEIU HCIIMK VP, ALEX HAN, in Jacobin about KAREN LEWIS: - 3 years ago

@Kremdog28: RT @KenzoShibata: Tribute to CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis with @sarahljaffe @maridapr and @themayamorena - 3 years ago

@KenzoShibata: Tribute to CTU President Emerita Karen Lewis with @sarahljaffe @maridapr and @themayamorena - 3 years ago

@Brett__Lewis: @laurenboebert Nah. Juat afraid a crazy Karen bringing her gun to the office will kill them. STFu - 3 years ago

@Brett__Lewis: @laurenboebert Hahahaha. House Insurrectionist Karen doesn't know how things work. What a surprise. - 3 years ago

@berniealbany: RT @MorgyWV: Nice article in The Nation about Karen Lewis by @NicholsUprising. "Great schools with great teachers is the most important civ… - 3 years ago

@JMBNK1: RT @MorgyWV: Nice article in The Nation about Karen Lewis by @NicholsUprising. "Great schools with great teachers is the most important civ… - 3 years ago

@NicholsUprising: RT @MorgyWV: Nice article in The Nation about Karen Lewis by @NicholsUprising. "Great schools with great teachers is the most important civ… - 3 years ago

@MorgyWV: Nice article in The Nation about Karen Lewis by @NicholsUprising. "Great schools with great teachers is the most im… - 3 years ago

@karen_mosteller: RT @CSLewisDaily: “God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.”-C.S. Lewis - 3 years ago

@sheilaxofficial: RT @PSLchicago: "In a moment of crisis, Karen Lewis and the CORE caucus reinvigorated class consciousness in teachers’ unions." NEW from @… - 3 years ago

@nasty_af2: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - - 3 years ago

@Karen_McCarter: Yes a defacto graduate tax, great thread @lewis_goodall - 3 years ago

@Pondipper: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@karen_kt70: RT @BBC_Cumbria: It's been revealed this morning that the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team volunteer, who fell while trying to help a lockdo… - 3 years ago

@PeterUKCS: RT @JamesAl97505843: Starting our day with ON THE BUSES: Series Four (Broadcast Between: 27/11/70 - 21/02/71). Starring Reg Varney, Bob Gra… - 3 years ago

@JoyceHutchens3: RT @royalpratt: I see "We disagreed with Karen Lewis but we liked her a lot and she's much more reasonable than Jesse Sharkey (her VP) and… - 3 years ago

@ForutanSally: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@NellisterC: RT @thenation: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@zfarbs7: RT @pslweb: Karen Lewis and the class-conscious union - 3 years ago

@Kane007: RT @NicholsUprising: Karen Lewis led a bold 2012 ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ strike that ⁦AFT President ⁦@rweingarten⁩ says was “riveting to every educato… - 3 years ago

@sigoodsam: RT @RickSmithShow: John Nichols: Organized Labor remembers. Ten, 20, 50, 100 yrs from now we'll remember Karen Lewis as we remember Mother… - 3 years ago

@NicholsUprising: RT @RickSmithShow: John Nichols: Organized Labor remembers. Ten, 20, 50, 100 yrs from now we'll remember Karen Lewis as we remember Mother… - 3 years ago

@MNDL1925: RT @thenation: “Lewis, with whom I proudly shared platforms and podiums over the years, would have been a leader at any time and in any str… - 3 years ago

@CorceliusMusic: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@MadMattChicago: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@RickSmithShow: John Nichols: Organized Labor remembers. Ten, 20, 50, 100 yrs from now we'll remember Karen Lewis as we remember M… - 3 years ago

@noGOYAno: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@RickSmithShow: John Nichols: Karen Lewis & I were involved in the 2011 Wisconsin uprising. She was there in absolute militant sup… - 3 years ago

@RickSmithShow: John Nichols: Karen Lewis was one of the most brilliant Labor leaders of the last century. She was a teacher & a g… - 3 years ago

@SkatingTomato: Not the biggest disability funding bill, all in all, but notable enough. Its crossfile, HB 318 from Del. Karen Lewi… - 3 years ago

@SigchoFor25: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@The_T_L_Podcast: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@Philonous14: RT @pslweb: Karen Lewis and the class-conscious union - 3 years ago

@Tia_Oso: RT @thenation: “Lewis, with whom I proudly shared platforms and podiums over the years, would have been a leader at any time and in any str… - 3 years ago

@thenation: “Lewis, with whom I proudly shared platforms and podiums over the years, would have been a leader at any time and i… - 3 years ago

@BrilliantBenN: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@Globetrotter69: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for… - 3 years ago

@you_burr: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@BernieBuddy16: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@elizbwhite: RT @NicholsUprising: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education | The Nation - 3 years ago

@jmhamiltonblog: RT @thenation: Rest in power. - 3 years ago

@jmhamiltonblog: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@garysbroderick: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@andrewmagl: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@Sansanut: RT @NicholsUprising: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education | The Nation - 3 years ago

@OrNistar: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@The_lez_bear: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@LoyolaNlg: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@TheJetEye: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@Vader671: RT @NicholsUprising: Karen Lewis led a bold 2012 ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ strike that ⁦AFT President ⁦@rweingarten⁩ says was “riveting to every educato… - 3 years ago

@hvmahtani: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@APaigeWarren: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@justmaybechris: RT @ericopinion: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@catethetwaate: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@TheBlueNote3: @NicholsUprising @CTULocal1 @BernieSanders Inspired by Karen Lewis , I’m calling on all parents to unite so we can… - 3 years ago

@Astral_Turf: RT @NicholsUprising: “She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for justice in education, and to honor her memory we must recomm… - 3 years ago

@karen_marston: RT @irishrygirl: We need the John Lewis Voting Act passed into law. - 3 years ago

@JamesAl97505843: Starting our day with ON THE BUSES: Series Four (Broadcast Between: 27/11/70 - 21/02/71). Starring Reg Varney, Bob… - 3 years ago

@MpeterF: RT @AnneliseOrleck1: Reviving the notion and capacity to serve the common good is crucial to our survival. Remembering a woman who fought t… - 3 years ago

@howardig: RT @thenation: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@AnneliseOrleck1: Reviving the notion and capacity to serve the common good is crucial to our survival. Remembering a woman who fough… - 3 years ago

@GabrielaDLemus: “When will there be an honest conversation about the poverty, racism and inequality that hinders the delivery of a… - 3 years ago

@pas5974: RT @thenation: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@Markcelho: RT @thenation: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@march4progress: RT @thenation: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@thenation: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@rybrownx: RT @Siobhan79149747: Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Gerard Butler, Susan Boyle, Norman Blake, Finn Baker, Jay Baruchel, Charlie Burchill, Le… - 3 years ago

@craigbarlow80: RT @KerryFail: Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Gerard Butler, Susan Boyle, Norman Blake, Finn Baker, Jay Baruchel, Charlie Burchill, Lewis Ca… - 3 years ago

@MaryKer08722702: RT @redgeo: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies at 67 - 3 years ago

@redgeo: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies at 67 - 3 years ago

@ddteachpaz: RT @D_Stieber: Karen Lewis would’ve beat Rahm in a landslide to become the the first educator as Mayor, which also means that Lightfoot wou… - 3 years ago

@BillCutting14: RT @KerryFail: Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Gerard Butler, Susan Boyle, Norman Blake, Finn Baker, Jay Baruchel, Charlie Burchill, Lewis Ca… - 3 years ago

@stagcasse: RT @KerryFail: Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Gerard Butler, Susan Boyle, Norman Blake, Finn Baker, Jay Baruchel, Charlie Burchill, Lewis Ca… - 3 years ago

@KerryFail: Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Gerard Butler, Susan Boyle, Norman Blake, Finn Baker, Jay Baruchel, Charlie Burchill,… - 3 years ago

@globalissuesweb: Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education - 3 years ago

@simon_couzens: RT @DenisMacShane: FT runs opinion piece on Chicago teachers' union leader Karen Lewis who seems to have been a remarkable woman who did mu… - 3 years ago

@monzurahmed1: RT @DenisMacShane: FT runs opinion piece on Chicago teachers' union leader Karen Lewis who seems to have been a remarkable woman who did mu… - 3 years ago

@lewis_niamh: @philmcnulty @KarenFaz Add some pea wet and I agree. Also I hope you didn’t eat that at 8:30 this morning Karen?! - 3 years ago

@LowHeadways: She's right in the sense that Karen Lewis (god rest her soul) would have made a far better mayor than her dogshit r… - 3 years ago

@Nomi4dems: RT @wttw: Video: @BrandisFriedman has this remembrance of the former @CTULocal1 leader. - 3 years ago

@TcherOnAMission: RT @NimiHoffmann: Thinking about Karen Lewis, a fierce teacher, thinker, political activist, who helped reshape the global imagination of w… - 3 years ago

@pvanheus: RT @NimiHoffmann: Thinking about Karen Lewis, a fierce teacher, thinker, political activist, who helped reshape the global imagination of w… - 3 years ago

@DanHopewell: RT @alex__han: Wrote a thing. Thank you @KarenLewisCTU - 3 years ago

@doinkdofika: RT @MaxwellJenkins8: Rest in Power Ms Karen Lewis. Thank you for devoting your life to fighting for public education. This #chicagopublicsc… - 3 years ago

@mahlephula: RT @NimiHoffmann: Thinking about Karen Lewis, a fierce teacher, thinker, political activist, who helped reshape the global imagination of w… - 3 years ago

@lucaaup: RT @toniirving: Karen Lewis loved opera and show tunes, spoke three languages, played tennis and piano, and, before becoming a high school… - 3 years ago

@NimiHoffmann: Thinking about Karen Lewis, a fierce teacher, thinker, political activist, who helped reshape the global imaginatio… - 3 years ago

@HkAuthor: RT @LesbianReviews: ICYMI: Meeting Ms Roman by Karen F. Williams is a supernatural romance novella. Catherine Lewis is an author with a su… - 3 years ago

@peterawolf: As for "The CTU wants to take over the City," I'm old enough to remember when Rahm trotted that out because he was… - 3 years ago

@LesbianReviews: ICYMI: Meeting Ms Roman by Karen F. Williams is a supernatural romance novella. Catherine Lewis is an author with… - 3 years ago

@chassirridge: @AmateurExpertOp I honestly can’t believe she would say this a week after Karen Lewis passed - 3 years ago

@lorapalomas: RT @MaxwellJenkins8: Rest in Power Ms Karen Lewis. Thank you for devoting your life to fighting for public education. This #chicagopublicsc… - 3 years ago

@PinesLisa: RT @MaxwellJenkins8: Rest in Power Ms Karen Lewis. Thank you for devoting your life to fighting for public education. This #chicagopublicsc… - 3 years ago

@you_burr: @Kevin67653381 @AntiNateSilver @royalpratt @nytimes @CTULocal1 Karen Lewis was going to before she found out she ha… - 3 years ago

@JuillardEdward: RT @D_Stieber: Karen Lewis would’ve beat Rahm in a landslide to become the the first educator as Mayor, which also means that Lightfoot wou… - 3 years ago

@MadderGreen: RT @CarpenterLauraG: “Does it unite us? Does it build power? Does it make us stronger?” - Karen Lewis Brb, gonna tattoo this inside my eye… - 3 years ago

@AmateurExpertOp: Thinking about when Karen Lewis was in a position where she could have knocked off Rahm Emanuel… - 3 years ago

@natty4bumpo: Link: - 3 years ago

@SeanJamesReilly: RT @1KarenWyld: Fiction: Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence - Doris Pilkington The White Girl - Tony Birch Catching, Teller, Crow - Ambelin & Ez… - 3 years ago

@LittleBirdSteph: RT @jacobinmag: Chicago is now rife with possibilities to win a city for the many, not the few. All those new possibilities can’t be chalke… - 3 years ago

@whatschicago: RT @jacobinmag: Chicago is now rife with possibilities to win a city for the many, not the few. All those new possibilities can’t be chalke… - 3 years ago

@LASTTreasurer: RT @jacobinmag: When Karen Lewis and her Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators took power in the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010, the landscape… - 3 years ago

@mooresilverlake: RT @jacobinmag: Chicago is now rife with possibilities to win a city for the many, not the few. All those new possibilities can’t be chalke… - 3 years ago

@dailybacksass: RT @jacobinmag: Chicago is now rife with possibilities to win a city for the many, not the few. All those new possibilities can’t be chalke… - 3 years ago

@jkepros: @F1hamiltonfan84 @wall_pit @LewisHamilton BAHAHAHA!! Awww...good try! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm dyin'! That's not what 'Karen' me… - 3 years ago

@jacobinmag: Chicago is now rife with possibilities to win a city for the many, not the few. All those new possibilities can’t b… - 3 years ago

@Ashanti_Alston: RT @jacobinmag: When Karen Lewis and her Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators took power in the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010, the landscape… - 3 years ago

@anthonyd2004: RT @jacobinmag: When Karen Lewis and her Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators took power in the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010, the landscape… - 3 years ago

@karen_westberg: RT @StandUpAmerica: If lawmakers want to celebrate Black History Month they can: 1. Abolish the Jim Crow filibuster 2. Pass DC statehood 3… - 3 years ago

@karen_westberg: RT @StandUpAmerica: Trump’s Big Lie needs to be a call to action. We need to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the For the People A… - 3 years ago

@Isthiqlol: RT @jacobinmag: When Karen Lewis and her Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators took power in the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010, the landscape… - 3 years ago

@TimRivard: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids. | @bennyj… - 3 years ago

@Neopergoss: RT @jacobinmag: When Karen Lewis and her Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators took power in the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010, the landscape… - 3 years ago

@OurRevKansas: Karen Lewis Met Her Moment: I first met Karen Lewis in the back of a conference room at a suburban Detroit hotel, d… - 3 years ago

@jacobinmag: When Karen Lewis and her Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators took power in the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010, the la… - 3 years ago

@DrRuthAtLarge: RT @1KarenWyld: Fiction: Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence - Doris Pilkington The White Girl - Tony Birch Catching, Teller, Crow - Ambelin & Ez… - 3 years ago

@Karen_Russell: 🎧 This is why we need to pass the John Lewis Voting Act! Everybody Let's Vote | Joe Biden For President 2020… - 3 years ago

@JuillardEdward: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@r_thistleton: RT @jacobinmag: Former Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis’s bombastic way of painting the union’s class enemies as corporate hack… - 3 years ago

@r_thistleton: RT @GrassrootsChi: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. Thank you Karen for everything you taught us. - 3 years ago

@r_thistleton: RT @ILRaiseYourHand: Karen's character, vision, & impact expanded Chicago's imagination for what CPS families deserve. We are thinking of K… - 3 years ago

@KellyKilian: RT @AFTunion: Today we mourn the loss and celebrate the life and work of @CTULocal1's Karen Lewis. May her memory be a blessing, and her l… - 3 years ago

@BrianKSutton: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@Skajolly: RT @democracynow: .@NicholsUprising honors the late folk singer Anne Feeney and union leader Karen Lewis, who played key roles in 2011 Wisc… - 3 years ago

@kevi180: RT @democracynow: .@NicholsUprising honors the late folk singer Anne Feeney and union leader Karen Lewis, who played key roles in 2011 Wisc… - 3 years ago

@NEU_Manchester: RIP Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@Neil_Lewis: RT @anneapplebaum: Really important article from @karen_stenner: "Rather than tangible economic grievance, decades of cross-national empir… - 3 years ago

@missingahzu: RT @laflemm12: A warrior who died way too young. This is a big loss. - 3 years ago

@goodday6390: Legacy of Karen Jennings Lewis - ”fought for more community input into school management, lower class size, an end… - 3 years ago

@commieresting: RT @TheDailyKoko: A fantastic Karen Lewis profile & obituary, but the title says it all: - 3 years ago

@5ABIOmatic: RT @micahuetricht: Best thing anyone has written about Karen Lewis is this column by @joravben. One of Chicago's GOATs on one of Chicago's… - 3 years ago

@Satyagraha1976: RT @People4Bernie: @BernieSanders "Every decision you make, ask: - Will this unite us? - Will this make us stronger? - Will this build ou… - 3 years ago

@SuperQueer619: Horacio the handsnake - Karen Lewis (labor leader) - 3 years ago

@amelianicole72: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@PanicFantasy: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@IndasCorner: RT @QueerWOCpod: #QueerWOC Ep.99 "Black Feminist Militants" is up now! We honor Chicago Teachers Union organizer Karen Lewis, give 5 o's on… - 3 years ago

@iAMshockley: Oh wow! Just seeing that Karen Lewis (CTU) passed away. 🥺 - 3 years ago

@RebelliousVal: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis was the worst fears of the powers that be—a powerful Black leader who wasn’t afraid to tell it like it is.… - 3 years ago

@lorapalomas: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@edwardslea2008: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis was the worst fears of the powers that be—a powerful Black leader who wasn’t afraid to tell it like it is.… - 3 years ago

@DomesticaShop: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis was the worst fears of the powers that be—a powerful Black leader who wasn’t afraid to tell it like it is.… - 3 years ago

@pinetarkeyboard: RT @micahuetricht: Best thing anyone has written about Karen Lewis is this column by @joravben. One of Chicago's GOATs on one of Chicago's… - 3 years ago

@Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis was the worst fears of the powers that be—a powerful Black leader who wasn’t afraid to tell it like it… - 3 years ago

@OrlanWBrown: RT @Network4pubEd: .@CTULocal1 -Statement on the Passing of President Emerita Karen Lewis - This is a beautiful tribute to a great teacher,… - 3 years ago

@YoDiegoYo: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: If you want to know who Karen Lewis was and her indelible imprint on teachers and the labor movement, start here. http… - 3 years ago

@FooheyMike: RT @lizshuler: Educator. Fighter. Union leader. Former @CTULocal1 President Karen Lewis gave her all each and every day to showing Chicago… - 3 years ago

@RuralLefty: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@FrankLuccheseSo: Here’s a friendly reminder of that bullshit revisionist history rahm Emanuel is trying to do since Karen Lewis died. - 3 years ago

@FrankLuccheseSo: @JoeSudbay you’ll love this video!! Rest In power Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @CTULocal1: “She was a fighter for the membership and for the respect of the teachers…the children of Chicago are much better off becaus… - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

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@MastaOfMp3s: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: If you want to know who Karen Lewis was and her indelible imprint on teachers and the labor movement, start here. http… - 3 years ago

@kombiz: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@MsPiggy02: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@JimNickola: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: If you want to know who Karen Lewis was and her indelible imprint on teachers and the labor movement, start here. - 3 years ago

@RuthKravetz: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@pslpittsburgh: RT @breakchainsmag: Breaking the Chains Magazine pays homage to the heroic Karen Lewis. Lewis was the legendary former Chicago Teachers Uni… - 3 years ago

@eyemagistus: RT @democracynow: .@NicholsUprising honors the late folk singer Anne Feeney and union leader Karen Lewis, who played key roles in 2011 Wisc… - 3 years ago

@HooliganInjun: @CTULocal1 @stacydavisgates Agreed... Karen Lewis taught teachers to respect themselves, taught politicians to resp… - 3 years ago

@KinaCollins__: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@SChenHayes: RT @CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@CTULocal1: "Karen Lewis is the most transformational leader Chicago has seen in the 21st century." —CTU VP @stacydavisgates - 3 years ago

@heyitssaurav: RT @micahuetricht: Best thing anyone has written about Karen Lewis is this column by @joravben. One of Chicago's GOATs on one of Chicago's… - 3 years ago

@nikifab77: RT @micahuetricht: Best thing anyone has written about Karen Lewis is this column by @joravben. One of Chicago's GOATs on one of Chicago's… - 3 years ago

@Regina_Mater: RT @NaomiAKlein: A wonderful appreciation of a true movement hero. - 3 years ago

@ElliFtaka: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: If you want to know who Karen Lewis was and her indelible imprint on teachers and the labor movement, start here. - 3 years ago

@TodMoore3: RT @laflemm12: A warrior who died way too young. This is a big loss. - 3 years ago

@JustaCoinToss: RT @laflemm12: A warrior who died way too young. This is a big loss. - 3 years ago

@laflemm12: A warrior who died way too young. This is a big loss. - 3 years ago

@diane_babineaux: RT @lizshuler: Educator. Fighter. Union leader. Former @CTULocal1 President Karen Lewis gave her all each and every day to showing Chicago… - 3 years ago

@draagonslayer19: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: If you want to know who Karen Lewis was and her indelible imprint on teachers and the labor movement, start here. - 3 years ago

@BlackCatrachoBK: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: If you want to know who Karen Lewis was and her indelible imprint on teachers and the labor movement, start here. - 3 years ago

@MyDeeHive: RT @CTULocal1: We'll be sharing some reflection from Karen's shiva tonight and tomorrow. First are a few words from Karen's husband, retire… - 3 years ago

@ebrandt76: Karen Lewis’s bombastic way of painting the union’s class enemies as out-of-touch corporate hacks was genius politi… - 3 years ago

@KingHomer24: RT @micahuetricht: Best thing anyone has written about Karen Lewis is this column by @joravben. One of Chicago's GOATs on one of Chicago's… - 3 years ago

@jasonfarbman: RT @micahuetricht: Best thing anyone has written about Karen Lewis is this column by @joravben. One of Chicago's GOATs on one of Chicago's… - 3 years ago

@intel_newsstorm: > ‘She worked for you.’ Karen Lewis remembered by friends and family in virtual shiva. Jes… - 3 years ago

@ByronSigcho: RT @CTULocal1: We'll be sharing some reflection from Karen's shiva tonight and tomorrow. First are a few words from Karen's husband, retire… - 3 years ago

@LoTargos: RT @CTULocal1: We'll be sharing some reflection from Karen's shiva tonight and tomorrow. First are a few words from Karen's husband, retire… - 3 years ago

@camhday: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids. | @bennyj… - 3 years ago

@SkatingTomato: The final bill of tonight's tour is one set for a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, HB 270 from Del. Ka… - 3 years ago

@ddteachpaz: RT @CTULocal1: We'll be sharing some reflection from Karen's shiva tonight and tomorrow. First are a few words from Karen's husband, retire… - 3 years ago

@Grossational: RT @KenZeppelin: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis #SolidarityForever ♥️✊📣 - 3 years ago

@OaklandAdvocate: RT @MattxRed: Quoting the late Karen Lewis, a game changing organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union: “Every decision we make, ask: will t… - 3 years ago

@JivyJay2017: @Phil_Lewis_ Now that I think about her life like this! What if she's was a black woman reincarnated into a white b… - 3 years ago

@IAmKunji: RT @MattxRed: Quoting the late Karen Lewis, a game changing organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union: “Every decision we make, ask: will t… - 3 years ago

@Gentris_Jointe: RT @MattxRed: Quoting the late Karen Lewis, a game changing organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union: “Every decision we make, ask: will t… - 3 years ago

@LolOverruled: RT @MattxRed: Quoting the late Karen Lewis, a game changing organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union: “Every decision we make, ask: will t… - 3 years ago

@LCaliforinquena: RT @MattxRed: Quoting the late Karen Lewis, a game changing organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union: “Every decision we make, ask: will t… - 3 years ago

@MattxRed: Quoting the late Karen Lewis, a game changing organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union: “Every decision we make, a… - 3 years ago

@MeggieODB: RT @NicholsUprising: Karen Lewis was a brilliant, unrelenting, perfect labor leader. I was so lucky to know her, to strategize and plan wit… - 3 years ago

@browardbats: RT @CTULocal1: “Lewis spoke of systemic racism, the reason for ratty textbooks, dirty schools, a lack of air conditioners, improper heating… - 3 years ago

@ShawnMatsonWI: Madison teachers: Karen Lewis is watching over us. - 3 years ago

@ElChicano90: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@CorceliusMusic: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids. | @bennyj… - 3 years ago

@coopmike48: Big Education Ape: Thoughts on the Legacy of Karen Jennings Lewis - LA Progressive - - 3 years ago

@IrbyKhem: Karen Lewis was a leader that left her mark for others. - 3 years ago

@Kay_Amooty: @amandapalmer You would have liked her. Larger than life. Truth teller. - 3 years ago

@luyapoetry: RT @GrassrootsChi: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. Thank you Karen for everything you taught us. - 3 years ago

@Arse_Man: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids. | @bennyj… - 3 years ago

@RFDLaborNews: Karen Lewis Lit the Spark - 3 years ago

@eric4themany: RT @Org_Up: .@CTULocal1 leader Karen Lewis helped spark the growing national #RedforEd movement that has begun to replace austerity and cor… - 3 years ago

@somestarstuff: RT @GrassrootsChi: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. Thank you Karen for everything you taught us. - 3 years ago

@bushido49ers: RT @MarcFish15: @CTULocal1 And she would NOT want the schools to reopen, like ur delegates voted. At a time of austerity and teacher demon… - 3 years ago

@MarcFish15: @CTULocal1 And she would NOT want the schools to reopen, like ur delegates voted. At a time of austerity and teach… - 3 years ago

@HopeCenter_KAH: Karen Lewis was a leader and friend. Her legacy will live on in the voice of teachers, counselors, librarians, and… - 3 years ago

@ImJustMe1979: So sad to hear about the death of former head of the CTU Karen Lewis. She took zero bullshit from the neoliberal ha… - 3 years ago

@SolidarityErvin: RT @CTULocal1: “Lewis spoke of systemic racism, the reason for ratty textbooks, dirty schools, a lack of air conditioners, improper heating… - 3 years ago

@GrassrootsChi: RT @chitorture: "With any fight, clear vision and bravery are prerequisites of struggle." - Karen Lewis Feeling deep gratitude for the in… - 3 years ago

@KazembeBalagun7: RT @rosaluxnyc: Karen Lewis was a titan. Her leadership at @CTULocal1 helped reinvigorate the American labor movement at a time it was des… - 3 years ago

@JonahFurman: RT @labornotes: Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teachers Union president who led the landmark 2012 strike, died February 7. Her generosity, charis… - 3 years ago

@bmadeloni: RT @labornotes: Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teachers Union president who led the landmark 2012 strike, died February 7. Her generosity, charis… - 3 years ago

@slack_slowman: RT @LoTargos: they praise Karen Lewis while they fight to crush her spirit living in every teacher fighting for justice and safety in our c… - 3 years ago

@Lfelizleon: RT @labornotes: Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teachers Union president who led the landmark 2012 strike, died February 7. Her generosity, charis… - 3 years ago

@labornotes: Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teachers Union president who led the landmark 2012 strike, died February 7. Her generosity… - 3 years ago

@MissTFV: Karen Lewis, Jewish union chief who made Chicago’s teachers into a national force, is dead at 67 - Jewish Telegraph… - 3 years ago

@YllwTRose: @xianb8 Im still like incredulous because I would have told everyone to strike. There was EVERY reason to do so, yo… - 3 years ago

@Literacy_Lights: RT @GLJhub: GLJ-ILRF offers our deepest condolences to @CTULocal1, Karen’s family & all those mourning her loss & continue to stand with la… - 3 years ago

@GrassrootsChi: RT @ueunion: UE joins the Chicago Teachers Union in mourning the loss of Karen Lewis (pictured here, left, at the opening of New Era Window… - 3 years ago

@nwidsa: RT @jacobinmag: At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis — whose death at age sixty-se… - 3 years ago

@coopmike48: Big Education Ape: Thoughts on the Legacy of Karen Jennings Lewis - LA Progressive - - 3 years ago

@spiritruler: RT @NaomiAKlein: So saddened to hear of the passing of the great Karen Lewis. She fought so hard for Chicago students, families and the tea… - 3 years ago

@CTULocal1: RT @ueunion: UE joins the Chicago Teachers Union in mourning the loss of Karen Lewis (pictured here, left, at the opening of New Era Window… - 3 years ago

@RICARDOCASESG: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@MissMcKnight512: RT @ChiTeacherMemes: "When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of Afri… - 3 years ago

@jefebyjefe: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@lynn4000: RT @ajplus: The Chicago teacher who kicked off a nationwide labor revolution has died.  Karen Lewis began leading teachers’ strikes in 201… - 3 years ago

@lynn4000: RT @chicagolabor: Statement from the CFL, @BobReiterJr, and @DonVillar on the passing of Karen Lewis: - 3 years ago

@slickalo: Karen Lewis: ‘A force of nature, smart as a summer day is long’ - 3 years ago

@DianeSnavely: RT @DickandSharon: Thoughts on the Legacy of Karen Jennings Lewis Karen Lewis, a beloved chemistry teacher as well as union leader, challen… - 3 years ago

@Kay_Amooty: @amandapalmer My dearest friend, Karen Lewis, died Sunday night. I'm pretty numb. - 3 years ago

@cocoschmoco: RT @ChiTeacherMemes: "When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of Afri… - 3 years ago

@DickandSharon: Thoughts on the Legacy of Karen Jennings Lewis Karen Lewis, a beloved chemistry teacher as well as union leader, ch… - 3 years ago

@ueunion: UE joins the Chicago Teachers Union in mourning the loss of Karen Lewis (pictured here, left, at the opening of New… - 3 years ago

@CCarrena: RT @rweingarten: Sad day - in Chicago today to pay my respects to my friend and my colleague Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@johnnyk_13: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids. | @bennyj… - 3 years ago

@DartmouthMag: "Dartmouth was a really bad experience for me, but it made me stronger," she told us in 2011. - 3 years ago

@kombiz: RT @rweingarten: Sad day - in Chicago today to pay my respects to my friend and my colleague Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@DartmouthMag: Karen Lewis '74 led the 2012 Chicago Teachers Strike. - 3 years ago

@FSairuv: RT @GLJhub: GLJ-ILRF offers our deepest condolences to @CTULocal1, Karen’s family & all those mourning her loss & continue to stand with la… - 3 years ago

@hanna_hurley: RT @coopmike48: Matt Farmer: The Unforgettable Karen Lewis | Diane Ravitch's blog - - 3 years ago

@robertgumpert: Karen Lewis, “Rest in Red” - 3 years ago

@DianeRavitch: RT @coopmike48: Matt Farmer: The Unforgettable Karen Lewis | Diane Ravitch's blog - - 3 years ago

@Net2Ayurveda: RT @GLJhub: GLJ-ILRF offers our deepest condolences to @CTULocal1, Karen’s family & all those mourning her loss & continue to stand with la… - 3 years ago

@marla_kilfoyle: The struggle for education justice has lost an icon and a legend with the death of former @CTULocal1 President Kare… - 3 years ago

@taylorfor20th: RT @ProfPeterCole: "we are all deeply saddened #karenlewis, is gone, she will, as @taylorfor20th said, 'rest in red.' Lewis will continue t… - 3 years ago

@ProfPeterCole: "we are all deeply saddened #karenlewis, is gone, she will, as @taylorfor20th said, 'rest in red.' Lewis will conti… - 3 years ago

@iwd12: RT @iwd12: CTU Statement on the Passing of President Emerita Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@iwd12: RT @iwd12: The Network for Public Education Mourns the Loss of Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@paras2051: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@hanna_hurley: RT @MSGunderson: So much hope, courage, and brilliance wrapped up in one person. Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@ILRF: RT @GLJhub: GLJ-ILRF offers our deepest condolences to @CTULocal1, Karen’s family & all those mourning her loss & continue to stand with la… - 3 years ago

@GLJhub: GLJ-ILRF offers our deepest condolences to @CTULocal1, Karen’s family & all those mourning her loss & continue to s… - 3 years ago

@librariesval: RT @Chicago_Reader: Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids. | @bennyj… - 3 years ago

@hpaeaft: RT @rweingarten: Sad day - in Chicago today to pay my respects to my friend and my colleague Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@RuralLefty: RT @philissa: @CTULocal1 Karen Lewis died Monday at 67. I wish I’d written about the transformative labor leader’s Judaism while she was al… - 3 years ago

@promuzi: "The Chicago teacher who kicked off a nationwide labor revolution has died.  Karen Lewis began leading teachers’ s… - 3 years ago

@nonoLOOK: RT @NYTObits: As the resolute head of Chicago’s teachers union, Karen Lewis led a seven-day strike in 2012 and often butted heads with Mayo… - 3 years ago

@ProgramsBook: @BurtonABC7 Loved what you have said, and your tribute to Karen Lewis Prayers……...♥️ - 3 years ago

@ErikaPr12343102: RT @GrassrootsChi: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. Thank you Karen for everything you taught us. - 3 years ago

@DanaPointMike1: @Phil_Lewis_ woke, buying from KAREN MILLING NOW. Aunti got cut out - 3 years ago

@_erica_lewis: RT @CumbriaUni: Learn about our Chartered Manager degree apprenticeship in our tailored session led by Dr Karen Chubb. We will explore the… - 3 years ago

@SeanBaron11: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@scheerenberger: RT @Jerusalem_Post: Karen Lewis, the firebrand former president of #Chicago’s teachers #union, has died at 67 after a long battle with brai… - 3 years ago

@BillyneedsloveB: @mariecl14437968 @Salty70FeetDown @judykmm @SameOldNancy @Phil_Lewis_ @sistertoldjah karen your disregard for black people isn't quirky - 3 years ago

@yesiyesiyesi_: RT @AFTunion: Today we mourn the loss and celebrate the life and work of @CTULocal1's Karen Lewis. May her memory be a blessing, and her l… - 3 years ago

@baguirre: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@Realxxaddi: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@Realxxaddi: RT @jacobinmag: At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis — whose death at age sixty-se… - 3 years ago

@jshoreboston: RT @BTU66: Karen was our movement. - 3 years ago

@jshoreboston: RT @BTU66: We are devastated to learn of the loss of Karen Lewis, former president of @CTULocal1. Her inspiration and legacy will continue… - 3 years ago

@JessJTang: RT @BTU66: We are devastated to learn of the loss of Karen Lewis, former president of @CTULocal1. Her inspiration and legacy will continue… - 3 years ago

@JessJTang: RT @BTU66: Karen was our movement. - 3 years ago

@Sama32Haus: RT @taraghuveer: Drop everything and read this remarkable tribute to Karen Lewis by @emmachungming. Her lesson and legacy: "We didn’t have… - 3 years ago

@Student877: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@ChaossCorp: @Tracy_Perez @Phil_Lewis_ I vote we make Tracy the new Karen. - 3 years ago

@coopmike48: Big Education Ape: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis | Schott Foundation for Public Education - - 3 years ago

@nolan_spohn: RT @GrassrootsChi: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. Thank you Karen for everything you taught us. - 3 years ago

@coopmike48: Big Education Ape: Karen Lewis 1953 – 2021 | JD2718 - - 3 years ago

@ricardonotes: RT @Suntimes: Besides making a difference in teachers' lives, as a teacher, Karen Lewis' advocacy impacted countless Chicago Public Schools… - 3 years ago

@coopmike48: Big Education Ape: The Network for Public Education Mourns the Loss of Karen Lewis - Network For Public Education -… - 3 years ago

@tomorrowsashes: Very sorry to hear of the passing of former CTU pres Karen Lewis She helped lead a rank'n'file insurgency that tur… - 3 years ago

@LCNUnion: RT @GrassrootsChi: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. Thank you Karen for everything you taught us. - 3 years ago

@KathyPowers2020: Stacy Davis Gates talks about Karen Lewis. "Karen Lewis Tuesday" & Stacy Davis Gates (SDG) Returns! - 3 years ago

@MPaarlberg: Will be remembered as one of the key figures in the 21st century US labor revival - 3 years ago

@slack_slowman: RT @WillWBloom: Not sure which part of @KenzoShibata’s remembrance of Karen Lewis at the @ChicagoCityDSA Labor Branch meeting is most power… - 3 years ago

@CliftonTeachers: RT @coopmike48: Matt Farmer: The Unforgettable Karen Lewis | Diane Ravitch's blog - - 3 years ago

@V1017: Karen Lewis, Former Chicago Teachers Union Leader Dies at 67 - 3 years ago

@BirgansKirby: RT @BurtonABC7: #RestInPower🙏🏽🙏🏽 Karen Lewis was an advocate for students and public education. She loved opera, spoke 3  languages and eve… - 3 years ago

@IAmMellyNicole: RT @WGNNews: #BREAKING Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@NellisterC: The Network for Public Education Mourns the Loss of Karen Lewis #Education via - 3 years ago

@asignfromKaawd: RT @WillWBloom: Not sure which part of @KenzoShibata’s remembrance of Karen Lewis at the @ChicagoCityDSA Labor Branch meeting is most power… - 3 years ago

@AnchorKellz: RT @BurtonABC7: #RestInPower🙏🏽🙏🏽 Karen Lewis was an advocate for students and public education. She loved opera, spoke 3  languages and eve… - 3 years ago

@laga1217: RT @LoTargos: they praise Karen Lewis while they fight to crush her spirit living in every teacher fighting for justice and safety in our c… - 3 years ago

@DanScratch03: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@carriefranky: “But the real losers in this battle of dominators and dominated are all of us.” -Karen Lewis, z”l - 3 years ago

@LizbethSP6: RT @ajplus: The Chicago teacher who kicked off a nationwide labor revolution has died.  Karen Lewis began leading teachers’ strikes in 201… - 3 years ago

@IliganCa: RT @Jerusalem_Post: Karen Lewis, the firebrand former president of #Chicago’s teachers #union, has died at 67 after a long battle with brai… - 3 years ago

@KaSpoken: Forever a Bronco. RIP Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@WonderWhereIAm1: Karen Lewis, former Chicago Teachers Union leader, dies at 67 - Chicago Tribune - 3 years ago

@plausiblydan: Would like to very sincerely thank @KenzoShibata for his beautiful tribute of Karen Lewis on tonight's… - 3 years ago

@politico_il: RULES OF THE GAME — THE FAITH OF KAREN LEWIS — NOW TEACHERS DECIDE - 3 years ago

@DemocracyNowEs: Muere Karen Lewis, exlíder del Sindicato de Maestros de Chicago, a los 67 años - 3 years ago

@NancyOsborne180: RT @IllinoisBATs: We will deeply miss the incomparable Karen Lewis... a fierce education, social justice, and union activist. #RestInPower… - 3 years ago

@UFT_BKOffice: RT @mosalty: Karen Lewis, fighter for public education, charismatic ex-leader of Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@wjfairfield: RT @IllinoisBATs: We will deeply miss the incomparable Karen Lewis... a fierce education, social justice, and union activist. #RestInPower… - 3 years ago

@ForemanProgram: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@1momzer: RT @mikeklonsky: From 2012... Karen Lewis & Jonathan Kozol - 3 years ago

@JasonKechely: RT @NewBlackMan: "At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president #KarenLewis — whose death at age sixty-… - 3 years ago

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@ShakeScout: RT @DianeRavitch: The Network for Public Education mourns the loss of our dear friend, Karen Lewis, president emerita of the Chicago Teache… - 3 years ago

@timmuky: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@TailoredInNYC: RT @NewBlackMan: "At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president #KarenLewis — whose death at age sixty-… - 3 years ago

@kierkegaardvark: RT @ChiTeacherMemes: Does it unite us? Does it make us stronger? Does it build our power? - Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@___taty996: RT @ajplus: The Chicago teacher who kicked off a nationwide labor revolution has died.  Karen Lewis began leading teachers’ strikes in 201… - 3 years ago

@NewBlackMan: "At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president #KarenLewis — whose death at age… - 3 years ago

@Teeghman: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@akasha2458: RT @DianeRavitch: The Invincible Karen Lewis! - 3 years ago

@RodrigoStarz: RT @RebelDiaz: Rest In Power Karen Lewis! such an honor to have met you along the journey- your work and leadership led to a historic Chica… - 3 years ago

@BigPimpin_it: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@aekelma: RT @ruaaup: Our hearts today are with the family, friends, and union siblings of former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis as we… - 3 years ago

@alexanderrusso: Good for the Times to do this. Though her time in the spotlight was cut short, Lewis played an amazing role in the… - 3 years ago

@RichardBerg8: RT @holajonah: I voted in favor of the framework. I returned to Karen Lewis' 3 guiding questions: Does it unite us? Does it build our powe… - 3 years ago

@nayasala: RT @Network4pubEd: .@CTULocal1 -Statement on the Passing of President Emerita Karen Lewis - This is a beautiful tribute to a great teacher,… - 3 years ago

@rdsathene: RT @drjohnthompson: Emma Tai: Karen Lewis Taught Us to Believe That We Could Win - 3 years ago

@BPNCchicago: RT @GrassrootsChi: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. Thank you Karen for everything you taught us. - 3 years ago

@DashDeCosta: “She spoke three languages, loved her opera and her show tunes, and dazzled you with her smile,” the union said, “y… - 3 years ago

@WGCI: Well said 🙏 @chancetherapper Rest in Power Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@IL_Labor_Edu: "...She really challenged the popular understanding about public schools,” says LEP’s Robert Bruno on the life of K… - 3 years ago

@josheidelson: RT @NickJuravich: Remembering Karen Lewis tonight by revisiting this brilliant interview she did with @sarahljaffe & @josheidelson for @Dis… - 3 years ago

@CitizensSummons: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@metamoses: RT @DianeRavitch: The Invincible Karen Lewis! - 3 years ago

@AggieRyan: An inspiration to teachers and people everywhere. RIP Ex-Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis dies at age 67 - 3 years ago

@cblazblaz: Karen Lewis, Who Fought for Chicago’s Teachers, Dies at 67 😭 - 3 years ago

@NewBlackMan: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@firebug2006: RT @DianeRavitch: The Invincible Karen Lewis! - 3 years ago

@charlesrumback: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@ThanZaw17620707: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@Network4pubEd: RT @BadassTeachersA: We will deeply miss the incomparable Karen Lewis... a fierce education, social justice, and union activist. #RestInPow… - 3 years ago

@Network4pubEd: RT @marla_kilfoyle: The Network for Public Education Mourns the Loss of Karen Lewis "Does it unite us? Does it bui… - 3 years ago

@java_rogers: RT @ieanea: We lost a true education and union advocate today. May her work for education justice live on. Rest in peace, Karen. - 3 years ago

@mariecountryman: RT @bunkybun: - 3 years ago

@justicesky0507: "The People's Champion": Labor Leader Karen Lewis—Who Fought for Students, Teachers, and Community—Dies at 67 -… - 3 years ago

@bessy_c3: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@ChrisTuttell: RT @DrCamikaRoyal: So grateful for the warrior and teacher, Karen Lewis. May we remember and treasure how she fought for Chicago’s educator… - 3 years ago

@iamclearasmUdd: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@LiliaMangual: She harnessed union solidarity and power like no other. REST IN PEACE AND POWER. Karen Lewis, Who Fought for Chica… - 3 years ago

@Adam_Heenan: RT @JonahFurman: Karen Lewis’s legacy sent me down a rabbit hole of K-12 unionism, so here’s a list of all the large K-12 strikes by year,… - 3 years ago

@DidrikStrandell: RT @The_G_Genie: You can read about what a powerhouse leader Karen Lewis was in the 2012 teachers strike with this short and sweet book by… - 3 years ago

@phikapradar: RT @ChuyForCongress: I join all progressives and labor leaders across the country mourning the passing of my dear friend Karen Lewis. As a… - 3 years ago

@Adam_Heenan: RT @GregoryMichie: I always liked this quote about Karen Lewis in my book, Same as It Never Was, from a chapter about our successful 2012 s… - 3 years ago

@raschneiderman: RT @SEIUhciimk: “Karen Lewis never failed to lift up the value of both low-wage workers & low-wage work. Before her illness took its toll,… - 3 years ago

@The_MrLee: RT @ChiTeacherMemes: Does it unite us? Does it make us stronger? Does it build our power? - Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@pkattheshore: #SolidarityForever - 3 years ago

@RoddySniperr: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@GgmawIsbel: RT @People4Bernie: @BernieSanders "Every decision you make, ask: - Will this unite us? - Will this make us stronger? - Will this build ou… - 3 years ago

@mrsacky: RT @Alex_Kenny_NEU: This is very sad news - Karen was a force of nature and great trade union leader who put her members and the families t… - 3 years ago

@KyereBright9: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@mismirie: RT @radfagg: #KarenLewis taught me that attacks on public education are always attacks on women, on families, on Black people, and on worke… - 3 years ago

@rdsathene: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@Keren_not_Karen: RT @AriBerman: I can’t stress this enough: Democrats now have the power to stop GOP voter suppression by passing John Lewis Voting Rights A… - 3 years ago

@Progress_Sieve: RT @jacobinmag: At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis — whose death at age sixty-se… - 3 years ago

@EssexNEU: RT @Alex_Kenny_NEU: This is very sad news - Karen was a force of nature and great trade union leader who put her members and the families t… - 3 years ago

@aqeelweeums: RT @AFTunion: Today we mourn the loss and celebrate the life and work of @CTULocal1's Karen Lewis. May her memory be a blessing, and her l… - 3 years ago

@RoseAJacob: RT @RethinkSchools: "Our best tool is our ability to put 20,000 people in the street. I don’t care if one rich guy buys up all the ad space… - 3 years ago

@moughthere: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@lorapalomas: Former CTU President Karen Lewis Dies After Years-Long Battle With Brain Cancer - 3 years ago

@ejacqui: Karen Lewis is a legitimate force who I’ve admired for many years. Peace to her. - 3 years ago

@8DaysOnTheRun: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@tafkam08: RT @IBJIYONGI: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis. May your memory be a blessing. It was so wonderful to see a fearless Black Jewish woman speak tr… - 3 years ago

@melmobarrie: RT @DianeRavitch: The Network for Public Education mourns the loss of our dear friend, Karen Lewis, president emerita of the Chicago Teache… - 3 years ago

@KeelingCurve_9: RT @jacobinmag: At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis — whose death at age sixty-se… - 3 years ago

@Silverf20038328: RT @SocialistVoice: Chicago Teacher Union's Karen Lewis dared us to believe we could win At a time of austerity and teacher demonisation,… - 3 years ago

@noambongsky: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@comuniKshn_4all: "The People's Champion": Labor Leader Karen Lewis—Who Fought for Students, Teachers, and Community—Dies at 67 -… - 3 years ago

@m_muchelle: RT @jacobinmag: At a time of austerity and teacher demonization, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis — whose death at age sixty-se… - 3 years ago

@CultureCriticZ: RT @sarahljaffe: As i'm ranting about teachers' sacrifices, the news that Karen Lewis passed away feels like a punch in the gut. - 3 years ago

@alinqot: RT @Independent: Ex-Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis dies at age 67 - 3 years ago

@Steve_Gibbs19: 'The people's champion': Labor leader Karen Lewis—who fought for students, teachers, and community—dies at 67 - Raw… - 3 years ago

@Independent: Ex-Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis dies at age 67 - 3 years ago

@JMarieSullivan: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@jnr_Mai_Flower2: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @royalpratt: .@CTULocal1 statement on Karen Lewis: "Karen did not just lead our movement. Karen was our movement." - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @MonicaETrevino: I met Ms. Lewis when I interviewed to be part of the comms shop during her mayoral bid. Best interview ever and she spo… - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @micahuetricht: Thanks to everyone who tuned in to today's stream remembering Karen Lewis. And to @J1Ramann, @emmachungming, @TaraStamps… - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @CDRosa: 2010 was a scary year for public ed. Arne was Ed Secretary. Charter schools were ascendent. "Waiting for Superman" was celebrat… - 3 years ago

@JoyceHutchens3: RT @ToniPreckwinkle: My heart is heavy this morning as I learned of Karen Lewis’s passing. She was a leader, a fighter and a visionary, fie… - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@DenverNikki: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @MsLaidler: Karen Lewis came to my school when the then mayor had a plan to remove our Black students to make it a high school for the m… - 3 years ago

@xianb8: RT @FlyingWithSara: Mother Jones told us "We will fight and win. Fight and lose. But above all, we must fight." By living that creed, Karen… - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @RepChrisWelch: Teacher, Educator, Champion, Giant! Words that all describe the great Karen Lewis. Rest in power my friend. - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@MexicanPink: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@mikealexandrec: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@MikeElk: RT @NicholsUprising: Karen Lewis was a brilliant, unrelenting, perfect labor leader. I was so lucky to know her, to strategize and plan wit… - 3 years ago

@debbiekoller: @YllwTRose Janice is no Karen Lewis, and will never be. - 3 years ago

@ChiJohnnyCash: RT @foiaforlastname: be sure to support this powerful mutual aid effort! help teachers from all across the city and help keep the legacy of… - 3 years ago

@bockhughest: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@kalynstory: RT @alexanderrusso: Everyone has a favorite Karen Lewis story. Here's mine, which starts in the green room at WTTW Chicago Public Televisio… - 3 years ago

@microbear1: RT @GregoryMichie: I always liked this quote about Karen Lewis in my book, Same as It Never Was, from a chapter about our successful 2012 s… - 3 years ago

@dulabr: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@Wimeraner: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@daveclarkin: Rest In Peace, Karen Lewis, for when you stood you embodied Chicago’s broad shoulders:  “Come and show me another… - 3 years ago

@Jstormkap: RT @DianeRavitch: The Network for Public Education mourns the loss of our dear friend, Karen Lewis, president emerita of the Chicago Teache… - 3 years ago

@SaraLipp: RT @GregoryMichie: I always liked this quote about Karen Lewis in my book, Same as It Never Was, from a chapter about our successful 2012 s… - 3 years ago

@mrentries: RT @IBJIYONGI: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis. May your memory be a blessing. It was so wonderful to see a fearless Black Jewish woman speak tr… - 3 years ago

@SenaitTV: RT @HelenGebreG: Karen Lewis was one of a kind. I looked up to her when I was a HS student as she was one of the teachers who truly cared a… - 3 years ago

@vickiebananas: RT @Walldo: Chicago Teachers Union juggernaut and former president Karen Lewis has died. She played an outspoken role in building up the un… - 3 years ago

@nswiltse: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@Big_Mac_Attac: RT @josheidelson: "If you only go the legislative...[&] legal route, you’re playing by somebody else’s rules... What we can control is our… - 3 years ago

@marthamulligan: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@NavjotToor420: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@seattlebuschick: “That was when Karen made it clear that this was going to be a fight and we all were like, ‘Okay, let’s do this,’ a… - 3 years ago

@corwin_quinton: RT @tegatoney: I had the opportunity to speak with Karen when I was on a panel at a conference in Chicago in 2014 or 2015. She was very int… - 3 years ago

@cbl2: RT @IBJIYONGI: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis. May your memory be a blessing. It was so wonderful to see a fearless Black Jewish woman speak tr… - 3 years ago

@SpreadLoveFly: RT @eimayorga: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. Sharkey said Lewis was a “fearless truth teller” who was a “lightning rod of criticism.” Lewis… - 3 years ago

@johnyard2: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@NickJuravich: RT @DissentMag: On the first episode of Belabored, @sarahljaffe & @josheidelson interviewed Karen Lewis. "When you’re playing on somebody e… - 3 years ago

@alexbirnel: RT @micahuetricht: In 2014, I, like many Chicagoans, really really wanted Karen Lewis to run against Rahm Emanuel for mayor. - 3 years ago

@JoyceHutchens3: RT @ILRaiseYourHand: Karen's character, vision, & impact expanded Chicago's imagination for what CPS families deserve. We are thinking of K… - 3 years ago

@DenverNikki: RT @RicWilson: Karen Lewis is a Chicago Legend & Hero my first protest I ever attended was one of the many organized by her & CTU, today sh… - 3 years ago

@Ckral13: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@drfayhee: RT @jacobinmag: Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis (1953–2021) dared us to struggle — and dared us to win. - 3 years ago

@beapdl: RT @bylaurenfitz: #KarenLewis: ‘A force of nature, smart as a summer day is long’ - 3 years ago

@ARedPastor: In 2014, (CTU) Pres. Karen Lewis offered to negotiate cuts to teacher pensions for active teachers, and advised the… - 3 years ago

@lestes1242: RT @RayBeckerman: The Network for Public Education Mourns the Loss of Karen Lewis ~ #NetworkPublicEd - 3 years ago

@JuanaA2016: RT @RepChrisWelch: My statement on the passing of a giant, the great Karen Lewis... - 3 years ago

@nettiefabes: RT @DianeRavitch: The Network for Public Education mourns the loss of our dear friend, Karen Lewis, president emerita of the Chicago Teache… - 3 years ago

@grolaw: RT @RayBeckerman: The Network for Public Education Mourns the Loss of Karen Lewis ~ #NetworkPublicEd - 3 years ago

@NickJuravich: RT @sarahljaffe: Karen was our first-ever guest at Belabored. She was sharp, funny, warm and tough as nails all at once. No one cared more.… - 3 years ago

@krkhoury: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@JoshColeEd: R.I.P. #KarenLewis . A powerful and important opponent of the desiccation of public education, in the U.S. and ever… - 3 years ago

@ShariOB: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@AAsbrook: RT @WorkingFamilies: Karen Lewis was a visionary leader who knitted together teachers, students, parents, and communities into a movement f… - 3 years ago

@erinbridges: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@sophia_evelyn: RT @diosarising: Karen Lewis showed so many people their power. She changed Chicago for the better. Rest in power, legend ♥️ - 3 years ago

@aajuansolisaa: RT @ChuyForCongress: Thank you, Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@RicChciuk: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@wjk1971: One other funny thing about Karen Lewis was that maybe 8-9 months after RYH started, I was on a panel with her and… - 3 years ago

@wetbehavior: RT @ChuyForCongress: Thank you, Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@pacionezayas: Unapologetic, radically insistant (there’s a difference from radical purity as pointed out by Ricardo Gamboa), and… - 3 years ago

@aschalson: RT @SEIUhciimk: “Karen Lewis never failed to lift up the value of both low-wage workers & low-wage work. Before her illness took its toll,… - 3 years ago

@FlyoverJay: In honor of Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@MrVanceArtRoom: RT @KirstinRoberts1: “The fact is that unions are demonized because the people that really run this country would like nothing more than to… - 3 years ago

@tsimbl: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@davidFLSTS: RT @Greene_DM: Karen Lewis was the most important US labor activist of the 21st century. I firmly believe that it is because of the model C… - 3 years ago

@ShawnDeRose: Had the pleasure of spending time with Karen Lewis in the summer of 2014. She was an amazing leader and fierce advo… - 3 years ago

@bphuang12: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@jollenelevid: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@ChicoFreedom: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@EconAnne: RT @SAEA_Economics: Congratulations Emerging Scholars John Bovay, Elizabeth Canales, and Karen Lewis-DeLong! Their presentations will be Tu… - 3 years ago

@rashaabdulhadi: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@neginowl: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@RebelliousVal: RT @J1Ramann: Rest in Red ❤️❤️❤️ Karen Lewis 🙏🏾@CTULocal1 - 3 years ago

@neginowl: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@artsguitarparts: RT @royalpratt: There are a lot of people hurting in Chicago today. Karen Lewis was a special leader. - 3 years ago

@SophiePSherry: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@APaigeWarren: RT @DACastro29: "Does it unite us? Does it build our power? Does it make us stronger?" - Karen GJ Lewis - 3 years ago

@BadassTeachersA: We will deeply miss the incomparable Karen Lewis... a fierce education, social justice, and union activist.… - 3 years ago

@CarsonStarkey1: Godspeed in the journey Karen Lewis, and God bless eternally The Chicago Teachers Union’s crusade against racism, p… - 3 years ago

@CarsonStarkey1: Karen Lewis belongs in the pantheon of America’s greatest heroes. Watching thousands of Chicago Teachers Union memb… - 3 years ago

@deutsch29blog: RT @DianeRavitch: @carolburris @Network4pubEd @brothajitu @AnthonyCody @AndrewUjifusa @valeriestrauss @YohuruWilliams @CTULocal1 I loved Ka… - 3 years ago

@austin_DSA: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@jacremes: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@IJKPerlman: RT @HechaEnChicago: Lightfoot wouldn’t have been on no nonsense had she come face to face with Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@ohemaa_claribel: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@bbizzb: RT @ChicagoCityDSA: Chicago DSA Honors the Memory of Karen Lewis 🌹 - 3 years ago

@FitCasuallyEDU: Karen Lewis, Chicago Union Leader Who Set Off A Wave Of Teacher Activism, Dies ◌ ➥ WBEZ 🗞… - 3 years ago

@jjkamensky: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@dagoodhoodwitch: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@CainMelcn: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@yesbreezy_: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@berniealbany: RT @leoniehaimson: A great lady, gone too soon. Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@b1e56df9ce6549f: RT @RepChrisWelch: Teacher, Educator, Champion, Giant! Words that all describe the great Karen Lewis. Rest in power my friend. - 3 years ago

@reclaimuc: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@sudden47: I didn't always like her politics but Karen Lewis ran the Chicago Teachers Union with an iron fist. Mother Lewis on… - 3 years ago

@tortiegertie: RT @marla_kilfoyle: The struggle for education justice has lost an icon and a legend with the death of former @CTULocal1 President Karen Le… - 3 years ago

@ElsanteMnzava: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@niko_left: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@nbcchicago: Karen Lewis' Legacy on Many Minds as CTU Discusses Potential Return to Classrooms - 3 years ago

@alexbirnel: I haven’t really been online today. RIP Karen Lewis WTF! - 3 years ago

@SashaAnnSimons: RT @WBEZ: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for quality publi… - 3 years ago

@BloNoCpusa: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@Network4pubEd: RT @carolburris: Read our @Network4pubEd tribute to Karen here - 3 years ago

@IJKPerlman: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@Marie76296174: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@BoisYeasty: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@jesspkerr: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@MaestraMex: RT @JuillardEdward: Jabobin Tribute To Karen Lewis Working Class Hero On Now at this YouTube address - 3 years ago

@ahday88: RT @sarahljaffe: Karen was our first-ever guest at Belabored. She was sharp, funny, warm and tough as nails all at once. No one cared more.… - 3 years ago

@global2edg: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@TeachTimToTweet: RIP Karen Lewis. It sure would’ve been fun to watch her curbstomp Rahm in 2015. - 3 years ago

@GrowYourOwnIL: GYO-IL celebrates the life and legacy of Karen Lewis. 'Karen did not just lead our movement. Karen was our movement… - 3 years ago

@angelpxrker: RT @JanellaTHinds: Karen Lewis was a phenomenal labor leader and educator. I am grateful for her dedication to the members, the students, a… - 3 years ago

@Ergski: RT @213axelrod: Asking @CarolAmmons4IL if she supports @CTULocal1. If yes, shoutout would be appreciated, the loss of Karen Lewis is weighi… - 3 years ago

@maridapr: watching this @jacobinmag livestream honoring Karen Lewis is making me proud of the work so many people have done f… - 3 years ago

@hiindia: The Spin: Lightfoot vs. Sharkey on hammering out deal | Businessman Rabine to run as Republican for governor | Form… - 3 years ago

@DavidKaib: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@mildredboveda: RT @EToddBreland: So deeply saddened by Karen Lewis' passing and also uplifted by the amazing stories being shared of how she touched so ma… - 3 years ago

@phil_osborne: RT @haymarketbooks: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾 - 3 years ago

@smaystein: A giant has passed. Former CTU President Karen Lewis Dies After Years-Long Battle With Brain Cancer - 3 years ago

@zainaalsous: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@brwngirrl: RT @MattMartinChi: Karen Lewis worked tirelessly in support of students, educators, and Chicagoans. She chartered a new, more progressive… - 3 years ago

@LeslieS66773563: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@hiindia: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died. ‘She was a fighter and a treasure for this… - 3 years ago

@ssnaqi: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@SekouFranklin: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@mdslock: In Remembrance of Working-Class Hero Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@kirkjim12: RT @CrainsChicago: Reporter @ad_quig joins #CrainsDailyGist host @amyguth to reflect on the legacy of Karen Lewis, the former Chicago Teach… - 3 years ago

@grjenkin: The Network for Public Education Mourns the Loss of Karen Lewis #Education via - 3 years ago

@RepLaPointe: You have changed this city for the better. Rest in power, Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@you_burr: RT @noraflanagan: My first memory of Karen Lewis was her voice from the back of our 275-person faculty meeting at Lane Tech. She questioned… - 3 years ago

@mdslock: RT @micahuetricht: At 6 PM Eastern, @alexnpress and I will be talking with a big list of Chicagoans in and around the labor left about the… - 3 years ago

@Chief2912: RT @afscme31: "A life so well-lived that improved the lives of so many. We mourn her passing and honor her memory. Rest in power, Karen."—A… - 3 years ago

@AimeeDemaio: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@femmepolitics: Rest in power, Karen Lewis ♥️✊🏽🕊 - 3 years ago

@monicatea2: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@All435Reps: RT @RepBobbyRush: Karen Lewis instilled her passion in the people she influenced throughout her career and was a champion for the underserv… - 3 years ago

@munakadri: RT @parentaction4ed: Sending our love to Karen Lewis’ family & community.❤️ When we started our parent public ed advocacy, we studied tact… - 3 years ago

@RepBobbyRush: Karen Lewis instilled her passion in the people she influenced throughout her career and was a champion for the und… - 3 years ago

@blakehaspatches: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@josheidelson: RT @DissentMag: On the first episode of Belabored, @sarahljaffe & @josheidelson interviewed Karen Lewis. "When you’re playing on somebody e… - 3 years ago

@j_bloyd: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@DianeRavitch: RT @leoniehaimson: Wonderful interview of the late great Karen Lewis by @dianeravitch at 2015 ⁦@Network4pubEd⁩ conference - 3 years ago

@dwgroves: RT @RahmEmanuel: Karen Lewis was a tough and tireless champion for public education and for Chicago’s children, one who was never afraid to… - 3 years ago

@eccentrixbreeze: Chicago wld have been so blessed to have had Karen Lewis as our mayor. So many of us really wanted that to happen.… - 3 years ago

@eccentrixbreeze: I really only logged on today to make sure Karen Lewis was getting her just-due. What a phenomenal woman. She f… - 3 years ago

@IJKPerlman: RT @FlyingWithSara: Mother Jones told us "We will fight and win. Fight and lose. But above all, we must fight." By living that creed, Karen… - 3 years ago

@CTULocal1: RT @DanJMontgomery: It is hard to capture the scope and beauty of my sister and friend Karen Lewis—Brilliant, hilarious, powerful. A leader… - 3 years ago

@MotherEarthHH: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died. ‘She was a fighter and a treasure for this… - 3 years ago

@SamJWinslow: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@DLSimmonsPhD: RT @AFTunion: Today we mourn the loss and celebrate the life and work of @CTULocal1's Karen Lewis. May her memory be a blessing, and her l… - 3 years ago

@parentaction4ed: Sending our love to Karen Lewis’ family & community.❤️ When we started our parent public ed advocacy, we studied t… - 3 years ago

@DLSimmonsPhD: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@Tia_Oso: RT @ACREcampaigns: Karen Lewis was a visionary Black woman & leader changed the conversation around public education in this country by una… - 3 years ago

@femmepowerrr: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@coolfag: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@risesechicago: Latest review is up - a moment of silence in memory of Karen Lewis, police shootings in EC to stabbings in SC, grou… - 3 years ago

@JoyceHutchens3: Former CTU president, Jackie Vaughn, inspired me to become a teacher. She died of breast cancer in January 1994, as… - 3 years ago

@TheVioletHowler: RT @MartinLRitter: Not everyone knows that Karen Lewis converted to Judaism as an adult. A special way to honor her memory according to our… - 3 years ago

@BeitAleph: RT @assertivegerard: I met Karen Lewis in 2018 via @weareavodah . Meeting & talking to her convinced me to become an educator in CPS and ge… - 3 years ago

@LynneAndersson: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @RobertJPeters: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. You’re an inspiration who sat across from powerful peo… - 3 years ago

@PHEWnetwork: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis. A beacon for democratic, militant unionism whose legacy will endure for decades to come… - 3 years ago

@aldatweets: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@adamjohnsonNYC: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @MattMartinChi: Karen Lewis worked tirelessly in support of students, educators, and Chicagoans. She chartered a new, more progressive… - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @repgregharris: RIP Karen Lewis. Thank you for your labor of love on behalf of our kids, our schools, our communities and our teachers.… - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @J1Ramann: Rest in Red ❤️❤️❤️ Karen Lewis 🙏🏾@CTULocal1 - 3 years ago

@imverynervous: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @ward32chicago: It was honor to work w Karen Lewis when she became the CTU leader and throughout her time leading the CTU. Always gracio… - 3 years ago

@MartinLRitter: RT @cookcodems: Karen Lewis was a titan of education and organized labor. She fearlessly led the Chicago Teachers Union and dedicated her l… - 3 years ago

@JudithMalys: RT @SharkeyCTU1: Rest in Power Karen Lewis--you united us and helped us see our own power, and you did it with your humor, your humanity, a… - 3 years ago

@ZacharyforWard5: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@TheBenNatan: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@Wimeraner: RT @JonahFurman: Wow. Karen Lewis. One of the most important figures in sparking the new teachers union movement, and giving another life t… - 3 years ago

@LavontSr: Such devastating news....I was such a fan of the fierce leader of the CTU and education champion Karen Lewis...she… - 3 years ago

@MissTFV: RT @iftaft: Karen Lewis was a warrior, an undeniably powerful presence, and she spoke truth to power like no one else. @CTULocal1 @DanJMon… - 3 years ago

@TheFatherOfKobe: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@emmachungming: Karen Lewis changed my life and hundreds of thousands of others. She dared us to struggle and to win. I’ll always be grateful to her. - 3 years ago

@kylaTea: She was my high school chemistry teacher. I remember when my mom asked if she should vote for her when she ran for… - 3 years ago

@N4EJchicago: RT @mickeyd1971: RIP, Karen Lewis. Among many other things, she showed that not all the power in this town is held by the fifth floor of Ci… - 3 years ago

@jwbljarts: RT @CDRosa: 2010 was a scary year for public ed. Arne was Ed Secretary. Charter schools were ascendent. "Waiting for Superman" was celebrat… - 3 years ago

@SkyscraperWoman: RT @The_G_Genie: You can read about what a powerhouse leader Karen Lewis was in the 2012 teachers strike with this short and sweet book by… - 3 years ago

@edyrdologist: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@best_emptynest: RT @josheidelson: “Karen Lewis, the woman credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping to revive teacher unions across… - 3 years ago

@JustJocey09: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@danielvendamaki: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@AFTacademics: RT @AFTunion: Today we mourn the loss and celebrate the life and work of @CTULocal1's Karen Lewis. May her memory be a blessing, and her l… - 3 years ago

@MarcACaputo: RT @natashakorecki: .@BernieSanders on the passing of Chicago labor legend Karen Lewis. Lewis long gave the city's political infrastructu… - 3 years ago

@Drobsidian: Today we lost Karen Lewis... sorrows & solidarity. More proof that Heaven must need more angels. - 3 years ago

@zyhier44: RT @ChicagoBreaking: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@Joy_Resmovits: RIP former @ctulocal1 president Karen Lewis. She was always colorful, bright, to the point. I’m lucky I got to kno… - 3 years ago

@goslarsharrey: RT @JoyceHutchens3: I've never seen anyone with an illness like this who fought and survived as long as Karen did. She was a National Board… - 3 years ago

@tomasrev: @HeatherCherone @CTULocal1 @RahmEmanuel @janicejackson RIP Karen Lewis. I do not accept Rahm’s condolences. His com… - 3 years ago

@AlexMadonik: Remembering chemistry teacher and union leader Karen Lewis - - 3 years ago

@DiverRpvaller: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@JamiesonDeamer: RT @Yanazure: Karen Lewis, one of Chicago's fiercest fighters for public education, has passed away. It's a sad day for the city. - 3 years ago

@michalrozworski: Rest in power Karen Lewis. A giant of 21st century trade unionism. The transformation of @CTULocal1 under her leade… - 3 years ago

@Badgersbane: RT @chifightfor15: Chicago lost a strong voice in the labor movement. Our sister, Karen Lewis led the way for @CTULocal1 and many others. R… - 3 years ago

@s3bland57: Karen Lewis, RIP - 3 years ago

@AbzuPlayer: RT @josheidelson: “Karen Lewis, the woman credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping to revive teacher unions across… - 3 years ago

@abbey_christine: Even as someone who only knew her from the news, Karen Lewis was such a force. In addition to being inspired by her… - 3 years ago

@StewartSmithTwt: RT @lib_crusher: Karen Lewis transformed CTU into a force to be reckoned with. The 2012 Chicago Teacher's strike was the spark that led to… - 3 years ago

@JaymalGreen: What an AWESOME woman Karen Lewis was... she was such a fierce black woman and I thank her for leading the necessar… - 3 years ago

@DavidCCarden: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@taiyona: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@you_burr: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@rodmickleburgh: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@julia_doughty: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@readinglenin: RT @pblest: Karen Lewis was one of the best labor leaders in recent memory. The 2012 strike changed the discourse around public ed. and hel… - 3 years ago

@yeah_but_still_: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@BrendaJetson: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@mariesnyder: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@Okaikor: RT @mdawriter: Condolences to @CTULocal1 and all who knew and loved the indomitable Karen Lewis! She was confident and loud and determined.… - 3 years ago

@jonathanmaunder: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@lilg743: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@FriedmanAbbey: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@Real_IronBlade: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @micahuetricht: The first time I met Karen Lewis was at Chicago's United Electrical Workers Hall at an event shortly after the 2012 stri… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@snbhatti: RT @ACREcampaigns: Karen Lewis was a visionary Black woman & leader changed the conversation around public education in this country by una… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @LtGovStratton: Karen Lewis always spoke truth to power. I learned from her that in whichever spaces you find yourself in, never dim you… - 3 years ago

@rxbun: Karen Lewis Dies At 67. Former Chicago Teachers Union President Was Vocal Advocate For Educators - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @CDRosa: In 2010, we were told we were "Waiting for Superman" to fix our public schools. It turns out we were waiting for a superwoman -… - 3 years ago

@BuzzfeedGDebord: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @lib_crusher: Karen Lewis transformed CTU into a force to be reckoned with. The 2012 Chicago Teacher's strike was the spark that led to… - 3 years ago

@CittyGritty: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@taylorannberg: RT @LtGovStratton: Karen Lewis always spoke truth to power. I learned from her that in whichever spaces you find yourself in, never dim you… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @BlockClubCHI: BREAKING: Karen Lewis has died at 67. The former Chicago Teachers Union president was a vocal advocate for educators. htt… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@lilbufrmdao: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@xwonflower: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@mkrupanski: RT @radfagg: #KarenLewis taught me that attacks on public education are always attacks on women, on families, on Black people, and on worke… - 3 years ago

@xwonflower: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@PATSolidarity: RT @ReutherLibrary: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, former president of @ctulocal1 in Chicago. Lewis inspired teachers nationwide to see their u… - 3 years ago

@slack_slowman: RT @micahuetricht: The first time I met Karen Lewis was at Chicago's United Electrical Workers Hall at an event shortly after the 2012 stri… - 3 years ago

@xwonflower: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@KieranRegina: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@lwilliams333: RT @conspiracylife: My heart is heavy this morning after learning of the death of Karen Lewis. She was the Chicago Teacher's Union Presiden… - 3 years ago

@dolphinman47: RT @radfagg: #KarenLewis taught me that attacks on public education are always attacks on women, on families, on Black people, and on worke… - 3 years ago

@Gaius_Gracchus_: RT @foiaforlastname: be sure to support this powerful mutual aid effort! help teachers from all across the city and help keep the legacy of… - 3 years ago

@xwonflower: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@polk_zoe: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@theylove_asia: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@Sotb1Sotb: RT @robertchlala: Thank you, Karen Lewis, and rest in power. You surely will live on in all our movements. #1u - 3 years ago

@mel_katzz: RT @NaomiAKlein: So saddened to hear of the passing of the great Karen Lewis. She fought so hard for Chicago students, families and the tea… - 3 years ago

@Educ8tor66: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died. ‘She was a fighter and a treasure for this… - 3 years ago

@chunkinmunkin1: RT @foiaforlastname: be sure to support this powerful mutual aid effort! help teachers from all across the city and help keep the legacy of… - 3 years ago

@SameenaMustafa: RT @MsKellyMHayes: Rahm Emanuel hated tf out of Karen Lewis. That speaks to her greatness IMO. - 3 years ago

@Fasho_tho: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@SantiagoPosas: RT @Pale_0ntologist: Karen Lewis (zt"l) was a true people's champion. She was a model of what it looks like to empower the multiracial work… - 3 years ago

@aryehlou: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@KindaBleu: RT @mizamudio: @RahmEmanuel " jumped out of his chair and said, F-you Lewis,” Karen Lewis recalled. “And I jumped out of my chair and said,… - 3 years ago

@robertchlala: rest in power, Karen Lewis. #1u - 3 years ago

@itscraigfontes: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@stern_angelica: RT @RobertJPeters: Karen Lewis was a freedom fighter and she taught us how to fight. You’re an inspiration who sat across from powerful peo… - 3 years ago

@lorapalomas: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@chelseybcoombs: RT @josheidelson: "If you only go the legislative...[&] legal route, you’re playing by somebody else’s rules... What we can control is our… - 3 years ago

@UChiConsortium: We are deeply saddened by the loss of Karen Lewis. She was an active member of our Steering Committee, who helped t… - 3 years ago

@leemariemo: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@nightschool_dc: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@SusanMi24908878: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@reubenrichmore2: RT @chancetherapper: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. You gave your all to fight for our Teachers and Students. God bless the warrior 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@jesshopp: RT @MilesKLassin: Karen Lewis redefined Chicago politics and helped build the flourishing progressive movement that continues to animate th… - 3 years ago

@lorapalomas: RT @BlockClubCHI: BREAKING: Karen Lewis has died at 67. The former Chicago Teachers Union president was a vocal advocate for educators. htt… - 3 years ago

@RBraceySherman: RT @jacremes: What sad news. Karen Lewis was a hero of the labor movement, someone whom historians will be talking about for generations. - 3 years ago

@HerodCaleb: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@lwilliams333: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@lorapalomas: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@aliciacita: "When will there be an honest conversation about poverty and racism and inequality that hinders the delivery of an… - 3 years ago

@stern_angelica: RT @LtGovStratton: Karen Lewis always spoke truth to power. I learned from her that in whichever spaces you find yourself in, never dim you… - 3 years ago

@_ManuelRamos_: RT @ad_quig: I got to speak with Karen Lewis for my first Crain's story. She told me about being nervous for a visit to House Speaker Mike… - 3 years ago

@Nomi4dems: RT @LtGovStratton: Karen Lewis always spoke truth to power. I learned from her that in whichever spaces you find yourself in, never dim you… - 3 years ago

@Vivimor: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@RecklessProfess: RT @Greene_DM: Karen Lewis was the most important US labor activist of the 21st century. I firmly believe that it is because of the model C… - 3 years ago

@Eric_Blum_: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@alexkithes: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@PanicFantasy: RT @WBEZeducation: Former CTU President Karen Lewis has died. Lewis was credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping t… - 3 years ago

@EstherRawson: RT @tompin: This is really sad. Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@logonorblastoff: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@magicalcurtain: RT @SpiritofHo: Rest in Power Karen Lewis. Lewis was a leader in one of the most important strikes in labor history when the CTU began its… - 3 years ago

@Sandyinchgo: RT @GrassrootsChi: Rest in power Karen Lewis. Sending lots of love and light to her loved ones at @CTULocal1 and all of the lives she touc… - 3 years ago

@Sandyinchgo: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@weepingbeech_: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@rogre: RT @sarahljaffe: As i'm ranting about teachers' sacrifices, the news that Karen Lewis passed away feels like a punch in the gut. - 3 years ago

@AkamaiProfessor: RT @ReutherLibrary: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, former president of @ctulocal1 in Chicago. Lewis inspired teachers nationwide to see their u… - 3 years ago

@offlinespencer: RT @MilesKLassin: After leading the successful 2012 Chicago teachers' strike, Karen Lewis set the city on fire when she briefly challenged… - 3 years ago

@crislin_: RT @ChicagoBreaking: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@SinconcienciaNY: Karen Lewis, presente! - 3 years ago

@OhioPEP: RT @Network4pubEd: .@DianeRavitch - Karen Lewis, Historic Leader of Chicago Teachers Union, Has Died "Every time… - 3 years ago

@AnnKane26533432: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@beapdl: Karen Lewis and the arc of Chicago public education history - Chalkbeat Chicago - 3 years ago

@ellis_texas: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@catttclaw: In the wake of Karen Lewis's passing, here is a reminder to those who are waging a war against her beloved… - 3 years ago

@supersaintsalty: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@NomanchezGuey: RT @CDRosa: 2010 was a scary year for public ed. Arne was Ed Secretary. Charter schools were ascendent. "Waiting for Superman" was celebrat… - 3 years ago

@AHCallaghan: RT @mizamudio: @RahmEmanuel " jumped out of his chair and said, F-you Lewis,” Karen Lewis recalled. “And I jumped out of my chair and said,… - 3 years ago

@JayDoubleDeuce: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@DarleneWILPEF: RT @AFTunion: Today we mourn the loss and celebrate the life and work of @CTULocal1's Karen Lewis. May her memory be a blessing, and her l… - 3 years ago

@8Penny8: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@foxyknitter: RT @lib_crusher: Karen Lewis transformed CTU into a force to be reckoned with. The 2012 Chicago Teacher's strike was the spark that led to… - 3 years ago

@hollo: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@micahuetricht: RT @The_G_Genie: You can read about what a powerhouse leader Karen Lewis was in the 2012 teachers strike with this short and sweet book by… - 3 years ago

@clanghoff1: RT @Network4pubEd: .@DianeRavitch - Karen Lewis, Historic Leader of Chicago Teachers Union, Has Died "Every time… - 3 years ago

@c_macnamara: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@rodriguezfor22: The death of Karen Lewis is very sad. She was a fierce advocate for teachers, students and working-class communitie… - 3 years ago

@lookingforlarry: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@pdoubt: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@slack_slowman: RT @jedi_penguin: Tons of debates in the last 18 hours over who is the greatest of all time. Clearly the true GOAT was Karen Lewis. This is… - 3 years ago

@SpaldingBalls: RT @SouthSideWeekly: Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral polit… - 3 years ago

@BelieveNStuff: RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Karen Lewis. She lived her life on the front line of the struggle for j… - 3 years ago

@_LaVicko: Rest in power to an absolute warrior, Karen Lewis ❤️🙏🏼. - 3 years ago

@kellygrade6: RT @jerrytjordan: The labor movement and the world has lost a phenomenal leader and human being. As educators in #phled and across the coun… - 3 years ago

@unfard: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

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@rkgwork: "When storms come, the brave do not jump overboard. They do not abandon ship, nor do they panic. Even if the captai… - 3 years ago

@et_Karen_et: RT @a_lienorLD: Je vois passer @RadioTempete depuis mille ans sans écouter, et grâce aux influenceur•euse @julienldr et @pauline_lewis me v… - 3 years ago

@and1grad: RT @Ringuette: Karen Lewis was a ferocious advocate for the rights of her members & the conscience of a movement for educational justice fo… - 3 years ago

@alexisgoldstein: RT @BarbaraRansby: Our beloved sister, friend and fierce freedom fighter, former president of @CTULocal1 and inspiration to so many of us,… - 3 years ago

@Alleyoooooops: RT @NaomiAKlein: So saddened to hear of the passing of the great Karen Lewis. She fought so hard for Chicago students, families and the tea… - 3 years ago

@midXmas: Woah! Sorry to hear about the passing of Karen Lewis. I know, if she wasn't diagnosed with cancer, we would have… - 3 years ago

@harlanwallach: RT @mikeklonsky: Karen Lewis on Hitting Left from May, 2017. - 3 years ago

@PFTLocal3: RT @jerrytjordan: The labor movement and the world has lost a phenomenal leader and human being. As educators in #phled and across the coun… - 3 years ago

@chicagolabor: RT @DanJMontgomery: It is hard to capture the scope and beauty of my sister and friend Karen Lewis—Brilliant, hilarious, powerful. A leader… - 3 years ago

@AntonioBarrio: RT @Marie4Congress: This is devastating news. Karen Lewis was not only a legendary labor leader in our country but an unrelenting advocate… - 3 years ago

@samkbloch: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@BTU66: We are devastated to learn of the loss of Karen Lewis, former president of @CTULocal1. Her inspiration and legacy w… - 3 years ago

@LoyolaNlg: RT @sarahljaffe: Karen was our first-ever guest at Belabored. She was sharp, funny, warm and tough as nails all at once. No one cared more.… - 3 years ago

@bigsmene: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@LoyolaNlg: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@allshiny: RT @CDRosa: In 2010, we were told we were "Waiting for Superman" to fix our public schools. It turns out we were waiting for a superwoman -… - 3 years ago

@cotey_mary: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@DoctorPangolin: Today I woke up and learned three things on Twitter, all at once: the great Karen Lewis has passed away, Randi Wein… - 3 years ago

@jessica_salfia: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@AnneB19: RT @beckyvevea: A deep look at the life of Karen Lewis, and "the house that Karen built" by the best education reporter in town @SSKedrepor… - 3 years ago

@MilaKoumpilova: From Chicago school board member @EToddBreland, a look at former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis's tra… - 3 years ago

@GrantSwanson88: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@kootoo18: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@ambamkablama: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@Snacks4Tweets: I remember the first time I met Karen Lewis. I was maybe 12 or 13. Such a kind and warm hearted soul. Gave big ma… - 3 years ago

@pansas18: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@nude_eel: I think all the time about what would have happened if Karen Lewis didn't get sick and was able to beat Rahm's ass… - 3 years ago

@HFT2415: RT @haymarketbooks: Rest in Power, Karen Lewis ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾 - 3 years ago

@Madrigalism: RT @CDRosa: In 2010, we were told we were "Waiting for Superman" to fix our public schools. It turns out we were waiting for a superwoman -… - 3 years ago

@RachelKBeals: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@imLeor: RT @ballesteros_312: Irreplaceable - 3 years ago

@RahmEmanuel: Karen Lewis was a tough and tireless champion for public education and for Chicago’s children, one who was never af… - 3 years ago

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@duskyliterati: RT @TennilleNAllen: Extremely sad news. Karen Lewis was such a force. She was my high school chemistry teacher & almost 30 years later, I’m… - 3 years ago

@iSheyman: RT @Ringuette: Karen Lewis was a ferocious advocate for the rights of her members & the conscience of a movement for educational justice fo… - 3 years ago

@nelsoncarvajal: Very sad. Rest In Peace. Wherever you go, whatever you do, Remember the honor of Lane. Karen Lewis, former Chica… - 3 years ago

@tropigalia: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@dailyherald: Karen Lewis, former head of Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@Youngpesopatel: RT @nwbtcw: I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the 2012 CTU strike led by Karen Lewis showed a new generation the real power of… - 3 years ago

@garfield_paula: @OhioBATs @BadassTeachersA @OhioEA @DianeRavitch Rest in peace. #Education here #Advocate for #publiceducation - 3 years ago

@peonies12: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@tropigalia: RT @TennilleNAllen: Extremely sad news. Karen Lewis was such a force. She was my high school chemistry teacher & almost 30 years later, I’m… - 3 years ago

@soit_goes: The 2012 @CTULocal1 strike and Karen Lewis' leadership impacted so much more than the labor movement, it was key to… - 3 years ago

@a_cliffordino: RT @Walldo: Chicago Teachers Union juggernaut and former president Karen Lewis has died. She played an outspoken role in building up the un… - 3 years ago

@WorkingPod: RT @MilesKLassin: Karen Lewis redefined Chicago politics and helped build the flourishing progressive movement that continues to animate th… - 3 years ago

@TheRealNews: RT @jaisalnoor: RIP Karen Lewis, a larger than life figure that helped transform the union movement in Chicago and nationally into a powerf… - 3 years ago

@DriXander: WBEZ education reporter on Karen Lewis: Chicago Union Leader Who Set Off A Wave Of Teacher Activism Dies… - 3 years ago

@WorkingPod: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@KUngernyc: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@brendanjmcgowan: RT @soit_goes: Rest in power, Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@MangerLesRiches: RT @chicagotribune: Karen Lewis, the firebrand former Chicago Teachers Union president who led a seven day strike in 2012, has died, a spok… - 3 years ago

@ibster45: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@ManWithoutPants: RT @nwbtcw: I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the 2012 CTU strike led by Karen Lewis showed a new generation the real power of… - 3 years ago

@EJRFoto: RT @dmihalopoulos: Karen Lewis led the Chicago teachers strike in 2012 and clashed for years with then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel - 3 years ago

@AmberAnders0n: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@ArmsteadVan: RT @thehousered: Absolutely horrible and tragic. Karen Lewis was a generational labor leader. - 3 years ago

@PhillyTheBoss: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@TealBomb: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@frobot: RT @nwbtcw: I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the 2012 CTU strike led by Karen Lewis showed a new generation the real power of… - 3 years ago

@TinaSfon: RT @suntimesobits: Karen Lewis, fighter for public education, charismatic ex-leader of Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@soit_goes: The 2012 @CTULocal1 strike was a pivotal moment in labor organizing in the US in large part because of the leadership of Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@TheRedNightBird: RT @Snacks4Tweets: Rest in Power to one of the most profound labor leaders this country has seen in the last 20 years, former educator and… - 3 years ago

@WIwfp: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@repgregharris: RIP Karen Lewis. Thank you for your labor of love on behalf of our kids, our schools, our communities and our teac… - 3 years ago

@StllLit: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@sicknerpe: RT @sarahljaffe: Karen was our first-ever guest at Belabored. She was sharp, funny, warm and tough as nails all at once. No one cared more.… - 3 years ago

@NoBigGovDuh: RT @davidsirota: RIP Karen Lewis - she was a warrior. - 3 years ago

@__vello: RT @Marie4Congress: This is devastating news. Karen Lewis was not only a legendary labor leader in our country but an unrelenting advocate… - 3 years ago

@jordanboy23on: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@msrosati: RT @suntimesobits: Karen Lewis, fighter for public education, charismatic ex-leader of Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@carliejhansen: RT @NaderDIssa: Karen Lewis, fighter for public education, charismatic ex-leader of Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@balupuppy: RT @BlockClubCHI: BREAKING: Karen Lewis has died at 67. The former Chicago Teachers Union president was a vocal advocate for educators. htt… - 3 years ago

@jeschust: RT @seanduffy_: RIP Karen Lewis. A teacher to us all. - 3 years ago

@AlexPalombo: “Even if the captain is down and storm clouds are gathering, the rest of the crew must steer the ship on its charte… - 3 years ago

@ceajeff: We must remember Karen Lewis’ courage and leadership. - 3 years ago

@capitolfax: Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@Souldiva72: RT @NicholsUprising: Karen Lewis was a brilliant, unrelenting, perfect labor leader. I was so lucky to know her, to strategize and plan wit… - 3 years ago

@JodiAlias: RT @ChicagoBreaking: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@TELEXDesignCo: RT @ChicagoBreaking: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@romkeh_: RT @ballesteros_312: Irreplaceable - 3 years ago

@MissJennifer215: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@Brendan_McQuade: RT @MsKellyMHayes: Rahm Emanuel hated tf out of Karen Lewis. That speaks to her greatness IMO. - 3 years ago

@Snacks4Tweets: Rest in Power to one of the most profound labor leaders this country has seen in the last 20 years, former educator… - 3 years ago

@FollowMy_ClASS: Rest In Peace Karen Lewis 🙏🏾 - 3 years ago

@ChuckScrabbles: RT @ballesteros_312: Irreplaceable - 3 years ago

@chitrans_plant: RT @seanduffy_: RIP Karen Lewis. A teacher to us all. - 3 years ago

@vxx46: RT @ErikLoomis: One of the great labor heroes of our times - 3 years ago

@reesetheone1: RT @LtGovStratton: Karen Lewis always spoke truth to power. I learned from her that in whichever spaces you find yourself in, never dim you… - 3 years ago

@_ManuelRamos_: Karen Lewis, fighter for public education, charismatic ex-leader of Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@jbrous41: RT @ChicagoBreaking: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@cbl2: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@alexanderrusso: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@GerronJordan: RT @ABC7Chicago: Karen Lewis, former Chicago Teachers Union president, has died, the union announced Monday.​ - 3 years ago

@WGNRadio: Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis dies - 3 years ago

@JerryLEADS: RT @sarahljaffe: Karen was our first-ever guest at Belabored. She was sharp, funny, warm and tough as nails all at once. No one cared more.… - 3 years ago

@PunchingOutWAYO: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@adebclay: RT @SimonBalto: Rest In Peace, Karen Lewis. A great and powerful progressive voice for Chicago’s kids, teachers, schools, and communities.… - 3 years ago

@lorpublicaction: RT @davidsirota: RIP Karen Lewis - she was a warrior. - 3 years ago

@pblest: RT @ballesteros_312: Irreplaceable - 3 years ago

@alexisgoldstein: RT @sarahljaffe: Karen was our first-ever guest at Belabored. She was sharp, funny, warm and tough as nails all at once. No one cared more.… - 3 years ago

@jaisalnoor: RIP Karen Lewis, a larger than life figure that helped transform the union movement in Chicago and nationally into… - 3 years ago

@GodvikNewzGirl: RT @cbschicago: "Karen Lewis was one of the most powerful and prolific voices in public education, advocating for students, their families… - 3 years ago

@radicalamy: RT @nwbtcw: I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the 2012 CTU strike led by Karen Lewis showed a new generation the real power of… - 3 years ago

@aeneashemphill: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@Patar4950: RT @seanduffy_: RIP Karen Lewis. A teacher to us all. - 3 years ago

@RobertCottoJr: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@SSWUChicago: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@WillWBloom: RT @seanduffy_: RIP Karen Lewis. A teacher to us all. - 3 years ago

@IssaHaddad_: RT @micahuetricht: The first time I met Karen Lewis was at Chicago's United Electrical Workers Hall at an event shortly after the 2012 stri… - 3 years ago

@SSWUChicago: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@LtGovStratton: Karen Lewis always spoke truth to power. I learned from her that in whichever spaces you find yourself in, never di… - 3 years ago

@fox32news: Karen Lewis, longtime head of the Chicago Teachers Union, died Sunday after a years-long battle with brain cancer.… - 3 years ago

@nwbtcw: I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the 2012 CTU strike led by Karen Lewis showed a new generation the r… - 3 years ago

@Nightprowlkitty: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@BlerdMommy: RT @sarahljaffe: Karen was our first-ever guest at Belabored. She was sharp, funny, warm and tough as nails all at once. No one cared more.… - 3 years ago

@amylitt: RIP Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@amylynchbiniek: RT @KarinEvansCOD: Karen Lewis, late president of Chicago Teachers Union, legendary organizer and leader. Rest in Power. - 3 years ago

@rey_bolanos: RT @Marie4Congress: This is devastating news. Karen Lewis was not only a legendary labor leader in our country but an unrelenting advocate… - 3 years ago

@CynthiaMN5: RT @sfornek: She might have been Chicago's mayor. She was certainly the city's most powerful and recognizable union leader in decades. And… - 3 years ago

@jake_bittle: RT @ballesteros_312: Irreplaceable - 3 years ago

@pasta_ben: RT @DACastro29: "Does it unite us? Does it build our power? Does it make us stronger?" - Karen GJ Lewis - 3 years ago

@VeronicaTellsIt: RT @MarkJacob16: If not for her health, Karen Lewis might have become mayor of Chicago. - 3 years ago

@Iddybud: RT @ErikLoomis: One of the great labor heroes of our times - 3 years ago

@tegatoney: I had the opportunity to speak with Karen when I was on a panel at a conference in Chicago in 2014 or 2015. She was… - 3 years ago

@JerryLEADS: RT @Walldo: Chicago Teachers Union juggernaut and former president Karen Lewis has died. She played an outspoken role in building up the un… - 3 years ago

@Adrian_Mixon: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@DavidAstinWalsh: RT @ErikLoomis: One of the great labor heroes of our times - 3 years ago

@seanduffy_: RIP Karen Lewis. A teacher to us all. - 3 years ago

@JerryLEADS: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@MWBryant64: RT @Suntimes: JUST IN: Karen Lewis, the charismatic former head of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died, her spokeswoman confirmed. https:/… - 3 years ago

@ballesteros_312: Irreplaceable - 3 years ago

@morbid_elation: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@JerryLEADS: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@dazilmz: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@NickiPolitics: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@ThaPolymath: R.I.P Karen Lewis - 3 years ago

@ovedabrown: RT @cbschicago: "Karen Lewis was one of the most powerful and prolific voices in public education, advocating for students, their families… - 3 years ago

@cbl2: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@ballesteros_312: Chicago lost a legend today - 3 years ago

@MommaKarma: RT @DixonRomeo: Rest in power Karen Lewis. A Kenwood legend. Labor leader. Brought back CTU, inspired red for Ed etc etc so much to name. - 3 years ago

@brian_minter: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@ErikLoomis: One of the great labor heroes of our times - 3 years ago

@cljmitchell: I adored Karen Lewis. We had some struggles, but about process, never ends. Throughout, and in the relationship we… - 3 years ago

@RobbieQT: RT @dmihalopoulos: Karen Lewis led the Chicago teachers strike in 2012 and clashed for years with then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel - 3 years ago

@SgtXmoonstomp: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@ericoscott: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@laceedges: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@radicalamy: love and light to everyone who’s life karen lewis touched. she was an incredible person. she will be missed by so m… - 3 years ago

@demoni1985: RT @Marie4Congress: This is devastating news. Karen Lewis was not only a legendary labor leader in our country but an unrelenting advocate… - 3 years ago

@UCLaborCouncil: Rest in power Karen Lewis, you and the organization you built were an absolute inspiration! - 3 years ago

@Diffdrum1: RT @BlockClubCHI: BREAKING: Karen Lewis has died at 67. The former Chicago Teachers Union president was a vocal advocate for educators. htt… - 3 years ago

@WillWBloom: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@yungsnorlaxx: RT @JonahFurman: Wow. Karen Lewis. One of the most important figures in sparking the new teachers union movement, and giving another life t… - 3 years ago

@LeslieWenzel10: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@MMindeman: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@RobbieQT: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@banditelli: There's a lot of bad news that will happen this week, but Karen Lewis passing away might hurt the most. Really appr… - 3 years ago

@HeidiStevens13: 'I cannot count how many times we shared tears over the plight of students and people who have been marginalized fo… - 3 years ago

@MikePMcgehee: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@ShawnMatsonWI: RT @chicagotribune: Karen Lewis, the firebrand former Chicago Teachers Union president who led a seven day strike in 2012, has died, a spok… - 3 years ago

@ughitsaaron: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@dmihalopoulos: Karen Lewis led the Chicago teachers strike in 2012 and clashed for years with then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel - 3 years ago

@_teesie: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@Kai_MG: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@_grendan: RT @lib_crusher: Karen Lewis transformed CTU into a force to be reckoned with. The 2012 Chicago Teacher's strike was the spark that led to… - 3 years ago

@thatbrowndood_: RT @lib_crusher: Karen Lewis transformed CTU into a force to be reckoned with. The 2012 Chicago Teacher's strike was the spark that led to… - 3 years ago

@chantelisms: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@IrishInSlope: This sucks. What a powerhouse she was. A true loss to education and the labor movement. Let’s all be as brave and m… - 3 years ago

@DanielleLNelso4: RT @fspielman: Karen Lewis, combative, charismatic former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@tempehlover: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@JoshBlanchfield: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@AFTCT: RT @nbcchicago: Former CTU President Karen Lewis Dies After Years-Long Battle With Brain Cancer - 3 years ago

@lee_myrna: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@cbunnell_: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@tempehlover: RT @TejNagaraja: RIP — labor leader Karen Lewis ❤️ - 3 years ago

@jennystitzel: I am so sad to hear about the passing of Karen Lewis. Thoughts going out to all of my @CTULocal1 friends today. - 3 years ago

@sebloom: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@LolitaTaughtMe: Rest in power, Karen Lewis. Keeping @CTULocal1 in my thoughts today 💕 - 3 years ago

@aaroncynic: RT @GrassrootsChi: Rest in power Karen Lewis. Sending lots of love and light to her loved ones at @CTULocal1 and all of the lives she touc… - 3 years ago

@strikereadysf: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@TejNagaraja: RIP — labor leader Karen Lewis ❤️ - 3 years ago

@rkprsheadlines: Former CTU President Karen Lewis Dies - 3 years ago

@GrassrootsChi: Rest in power Karen Lewis. Sending lots of love and light to her loved ones at @CTULocal1 and all of the lives she… - 3 years ago

@EdSudden: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@ILPolitihub: Former CTU President Karen Lewis Dies - 3 years ago

@she_asg: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@srl: RT @RoseanneTellez: Champion of Chicago teachers-Long time CTU president Karen Lewis has died after battling brain cancer. - 3 years ago

@elderrumbao: RT @kyclasswarrior: Union members must always ask ourselves whether our leaders are like Karen Lewis or Randi Weingarten. You want them to… - 3 years ago

@NuisanceDM: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@fspielman: Karen Lewis, combative, charismatic former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@KarinEvansCOD: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@EricThurm: if you've followed any teachers' strikes in the past couple of years / are interested in labor more broadly, highly… - 3 years ago

@Snacks4Tweets: Wow. The city and it’s teachers lost a real one. - 3 years ago

@byJSL: RT @WBEZeducation: Former CTU President Karen Lewis has died. Lewis was credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping t… - 3 years ago

@KurtScholle: RT @CSTbreaking: Karen Lewis, combative, charismatic former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@BaldwinVidal: RT @TennilleNAllen: Extremely sad news. Karen Lewis was such a force. She was my high school chemistry teacher & almost 30 years later, I’m… - 3 years ago

@DomoWarren: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@fobluv3r: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@lenaruthsolow: people sometimes forget that the current wave of teacher strikes and teacher union militancy really kicked off with… - 3 years ago

@Evan_HamOnt: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@jlmce2: Rest in power, Karen Lewis. You shared that power in so many ways. - 3 years ago

@take_japper: RT @lib_crusher: Karen Lewis transformed CTU into a force to be reckoned with. The 2012 Chicago Teacher's strike was the spark that led to… - 3 years ago

@DavidKusnet: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@hassankanu: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@TheWayWithAnoa: RT @TennilleNAllen: Extremely sad news. Karen Lewis was such a force. She was my high school chemistry teacher & almost 30 years later, I’m… - 3 years ago

@EvelKneidel: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@theprofwithlocs: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@RoseanneTellez: Champion of Chicago teachers-Long time CTU president Karen Lewis has died after battling brain cancer. - 3 years ago

@imaniperry: RT @TennilleNAllen: Extremely sad news. Karen Lewis was such a force. She was my high school chemistry teacher & almost 30 years later, I’m… - 3 years ago

@solidarity53: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@jessicaeve: RT @WBEZeducation: Karen Lewis "had a boisterous love of life and she made people feel seen." - 3 years ago

@harrypav: RT @evanFmoore: Karen Lewis, combative, charismatic former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@kbruyneel: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@kdrabinski: @edrabinski She sounds like an amazing, amazing woman. - 3 years ago

@halalflow: RT @davidsirota: RIP Karen Lewis - she was a warrior. - 3 years ago

@MsOliviaAnna: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@bleeinternets: Me, my mom, and Karen Lewis at her northside listening session when she was preparing to run for mayor. What a diff… - 3 years ago

@JeffSchuhrke: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@abovehiseye: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@djwink1: I knew Karen Lewis first as a skillful teacher of chemistry and @thisisUIC student teachers. Then saw her lead… - 3 years ago

@gabrielruns_: RT @WBEZeducation: Former CTU President Karen Lewis has died. Lewis was credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping t… - 3 years ago

@BlackCatrachoBK: RT @TennilleNAllen: Extremely sad news. Karen Lewis was such a force. She was my high school chemistry teacher & almost 30 years later, I’m… - 3 years ago

@KeeangaYamahtta: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@jongraef: RT @WBEZeducation: Former CTU President Karen Lewis has died. Lewis was credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping t… - 3 years ago

@re_colston: RT @micahuetricht: The first time I met Karen Lewis was at Chicago's United Electrical Workers Hall at an event shortly after the 2012 stri… - 3 years ago

@cbl2: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@joemacare: RT @RossanaFor33: My heart is heavy with the news of the passing of Karen Lewis. She was a fighter and a treasure for this city. She will b… - 3 years ago

@PA_Spotlight: Rest in power, Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@SaschaJoi: RIP Karen Lewis, a true Champion in the fight for education justice, and former Chicago Teachers Union President. A… - 3 years ago

@SuelouiseS: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@re_colston: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@perdidostschool: RT @Yanazure: Karen Lewis, one of Chicago's fiercest fighters for public education, has passed away. It's a sad day for the city. - 3 years ago

@GeekMelange: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@MsPhanSF: RT @Walldo: Chicago Teachers Union juggernaut and former president Karen Lewis has died. She played an outspoken role in building up the un… - 3 years ago

@thasker: This whole thread. RIP Karen Lewis ✊ - 3 years ago

@need4sneed: RT @WBEZ: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for quality publi… - 3 years ago

@dogstar7tweets: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@poppabugg: RT @LorenzoWard7DC: RIP Karen Lewis. My prayers and condolences are with her family and everyone that loved her. #CTU - 3 years ago

@Kat_Zam15: Karen Lewis inspired me 10 yrs ago, when my friends and I were still "jokingly" trying to motivate each other to be… - 3 years ago

@Ashlee_Rezin: Karen Lewis, combative, charismatic former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@mdslock: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@JoeLawrence99: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@andsern: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@pcoviell: RT @ramsincanon: Karen Lewis taught an entire generation how to be brave, fight and win. A teacher in every way. Having had the chance to t… - 3 years ago

@DianneR37598653: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@neverett: RT @MilesKLassin: Karen Lewis redefined Chicago politics and helped build the flourishing progressive movement that continues to animate th… - 3 years ago

@ken_watanabe: Former CTU President Karen Lewis Dies After Years-Long Battle With Brain Cancer - 3 years ago

@dogstar7tweets: RT @WBEZeducation: Karen Lewis "had a boisterous love of life and she made people feel seen." - 3 years ago

@codenseki: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

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@MattKenMoore: RT @Suntimes: JUST IN: Karen Lewis, the charismatic former head of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died, her spokeswoman confirmed. https:/… - 3 years ago

@willthepinko: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@KBradyJD: RT @jamieson: Former Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has passed away after a long battle with brain cancer. Lewis led CTU duri… - 3 years ago

@evanFmoore: Karen Lewis, combative, charismatic former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@MorganicInk: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@__Edub__: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@usrn_ame: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@camhday: Karen Lewis was a labor leader for the ages. RIP to one hell of a union educator. - 3 years ago

@MollyTalcott: RT @KeeangaYamahtta: No one deserves to rest in peace than Karen Lewis. - 3 years ago

@DetroitDwelling: RT @zoegalland: The Karen Lewis news is giving me so many flashbacks to the Rahm era - 3 years ago

@officialkrust: RT @MsKellyMHayes: Rahm Emanuel hated tf out of Karen Lewis. That speaks to her greatness IMO. - 3 years ago

@__Edub__: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@yusuji_: RT @BlockClubCHI: BREAKING: Karen Lewis has died at 67. The former Chicago Teachers Union president was a vocal advocate for educators. htt… - 3 years ago

@Nomi4dems: I’ve had the privilege to have met Karen Lewis several times over the years.. Karen truly was a remarkable educator… - 3 years ago

@reginald_fomby: RT @cbschicago: "Karen Lewis was one of the most powerful and prolific voices in public education, advocating for students, their families… - 3 years ago

@UnionisedDavid: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@danwibg: RT @greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for the su… - 3 years ago

@chrislehmann: Rest in power, Karen Lewis. May we all learn from your service. - 3 years ago

@CarlaShedd: @TennilleNAllen This is so sad. Condolences to Karen Lewis’s family and to all who felt her radiant light in Chicago. 💓 - 3 years ago

@Suntimes: JUST IN: Karen Lewis, the charismatic former head of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died, her spokeswoman confirme… - 3 years ago

@GoSmall_GrowBig: @CTULocal1 My thoughts and prayers to Karen Lewis family. Thank you for fighting the good fight! #productofCPS - 3 years ago

@kathychaney: Karen Lewis, combative, charismatic former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, dies - 3 years ago

@jwhitesu: RT @WBEZeducation: Former CTU President Karen Lewis has died. Lewis was credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping t… - 3 years ago

@draagonslayer19: RT @micahuetricht: The first time I met Karen Lewis was at Chicago's United Electrical Workers Hall at an event shortly after the 2012 stri… - 3 years ago

@pinetarkeyboard: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@mthakker2: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@afroblazingguns: RT @JonahFurman: Wow. Karen Lewis. One of the most important figures in sparking the new teachers union movement, and giving another life t… - 3 years ago

@greenhousenyt: Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died If any union official was responsible for t… - 3 years ago

@amylittlefield: RT @micahuetricht: What a tragedy that fmr Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died—one of the 21st c.'s most influential labo… - 3 years ago

@deadpeoplecom: Karen Lewis, you will be missed - #KarenLewis #Karen #Lewis #rip - 3 years ago

@_sam_sf: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@Claire_Bushey: RT @bellwak: Wow. Karen Lewis, the former president of the CTU, has died. Lewis became a powerful union leader and gained a national prof… - 3 years ago

@West_5JR: Damn Karen Lewis died ..crazy - 3 years ago

@MsKellyMHayes: Rahm Emanuel hated tf out of Karen Lewis. That speaks to her greatness IMO. - 3 years ago

@josiah_ed: RT @MaryAnnAhernNBC: Sad news. Former longtime CTU President Karen Lewis has passed away. RIP ⁦@CTULocal1⁩ ⁦ - 3 years ago

@BrennaDemands: Thank you for your service to Chicago teachers and students, Karen Lewis. 😞 ❤🍎 - 3 years ago

@AlexPalombo: RT @rweingarten: #KarenLewis was the epitome of humanity.. fierce & funny; brilliant & bad ass .She was a master teacher, and an even bette… - 3 years ago

@Youngpesopatel: RT @DACastro29: "Does it unite us? Does it build our power? Does it make us stronger?" - Karen GJ Lewis - 3 years ago

@ughitsaaron: RT @JonahFurman: Wow. Karen Lewis. One of the most important figures in sparking the new teachers union movement, and giving another life t… - 3 years ago

@dogstar7tweets: RT @SSKedreporter: Lewis revitalized the Chicago Teachers Union and helped inspire unions and teachers across the country to fight for qual… - 3 years ago

@parsonshanged: RT @BlockClubCHI: BREAKING: Karen Lewis has died at 67. The former Chicago Teachers Union president was a vocal advocate for educators. htt… - 3 years ago

@toomuchtelly: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@WPKart: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

@LorenzoWard7DC: RIP Karen Lewis. My prayers and condolences are with her family and everyone that loved her. #CTU - 3 years ago

@no1_tia: RT @ChicagoBreaking: Legendary former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has died - 3 years ago

@scaredhoney: RT @Yanazure: Karen Lewis, one of Chicago's fiercest fighters for public education, has passed away. It's a sad day for the city. - 3 years ago

@Chance_J_Smith: RT @DemSocialists: Rest in Power Karen Lewis, longtime CTU president and hero of the labor movement. - 3 years ago

@kunoorojha: RT @mo87mo87: Karen Lewis is one of the most badass labor leaders to ever walk this earth. She helped spark so much of the amazing educator… - 3 years ago

@OmgSteffo: RT @Yanazure: Karen Lewis, one of Chicago's fiercest fighters for public education, has passed away. It's a sad day for the city. - 3 years ago

@Im_MoodyDuff: RT @EdgeofSports: Rest in Power to Karen Lewis. What a titanic loss. She, more than any individual, is the reason why today teachers, worke… - 3 years ago

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