{"id":2544628,"date":"2026-01-20T06:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-supports-maduro-alongside-communist-organizations\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:07:53","slug":"teachers-union-supports-maduro-alongside-communist-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-supports-maduro-alongside-communist-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers union supports Maduro alongside &#8216;communist&#8217; organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteachers-union-supports-maduro-alongside-communist-organizations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2544628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has emerged as a vocal opponent of U.S. efforts to remove Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro,organizing and urging members to join protests alongside far-left groups such as the Party for Socialism and liberation,students for Justice in Palestine,the Palestinian Youth Movement,and the ANSWER Coalition. The article alleges the CTU has been infiltrated and strategically partnered with the Freedom road Socialist Organization (FRSO), a Marxist-Leninist group that openly advocates forming a new Communist Party and that has exchanged public greetings with the U.S.-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). FRSO materials reportedly boast of leveraging members within the CTU to build an &#8220;autonomous base&#8221; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats&#039; Election Cheating\">working class<\/a>. Individual figures named include CTU executive-board member Kobi Guillory, who is said to serve on FRSO&#8217;s Central Committee and helped organize recent protests, and activist frank Chapman, who has ties to the CTU through the Caucus of Rank and File Educators. The piece cites allegations about Guillory&#8217;s classroom conduct and media contributions, and notes similar pro-Maduro activism among other union members nationally, including an AFT-affiliated organizer in Texas linked to the Communist Party USA. The CTU did not respond to requests for comment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Local teachers union leaders support Maduro, are affiliated with &lsquo;communist&rsquo; organizations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2475384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As the United States supports what it says are efforts to reintroduce democracy in Venezuela, the Chicago Teachers Union has emerged as a strong opponent to American intervention in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In its efforts to resist the replacement of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, the CTU partnered with far-left groups to stage protests, with some of its members being deeply involved in the demonstrations. Just hours after U.S. forces captured Maduro, the CTU called on its members to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctulocal1.org\/posts\/chicagoans-march-to-protest-the-invasion-of-venezuela\/\">march through the streets<\/a> alongside the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and the ANSWER Coalition in opposition to the operation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4424440\/blm-coalition-anti-ice-shutdown-minneapolis-church-service\/\">BLM coalition behind anti-ICE shutdown of Minneapolis church service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4423861\/lincoln-project-continues-use-donors-enrich-leaders\/\">The Lincoln Project continues to enrich leaders as its co-founder wants $100 million more<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4423792\/joe-concha-says-not-time-be-minnesotan-right-now-amid-probes-lawmakers\/\">Joe Concha says it&rsquo;s &lsquo;&#8203;&#8203;not a good time to be a Minnesotan right now&rsquo; amid inquiries into lawmakers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While the union&rsquo;s call to protest was well-publicized, other aspects of its resistance have attracted far less attention, particularly its affiliation with and infiltration by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The FRSO <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/frso.org\/about\/\">describes itself<\/a> as a &ldquo;national organization of revolutionaries fighting for socialism&rdquo; that is &ldquo;building towards the creation of a new Communist Party based on Marxism-Leninism.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its open advocacy for communism and public support for the Maduro regime, the FRSO has also maintained ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a U.S.-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/foreign-terrorist-organizations\">designated<\/a> terrorist organization. The two organizations, for instance, regularly address one another in friendly terms. To commemorate the 51st anniversary of the PFLP&rsquo;s founding, the FRSO <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/frso.org\/statements\/frso-message-to-pflp-on-51st-anniversary-of-founding\/\">wrote the terrorist organization<\/a> a message to convey &ldquo;fraternal greetings, and our hopes that your future is marked by success upon success.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A militant and longstanding friendship exists between our two organizations, and we will continue our work to support the liberation of every inch of Palestine &ndash; from the river to the sea,&rdquo; the message reads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The PFLP, in turn, has sent friendly greetings back to the FRSO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the relationship between our organization and yours grows stronger, we would like to congratulate you for your revolutionary work, and wish you a very successful Congress,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/frso.org\/congress\/greeting-from-popular-front-for-the-liberation-of-palestine\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-chief-ismail-haniyeh-killed-in-iran-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran - Washington Examiner\">terrorist organization&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s message<\/a> said. &ldquo;The challenge of upholding Marxist-Leninist principles in the main imperialist country of the world is a difficult one. But FRSO has done so admirably, and the PFLP is proud to have you as partners in the worldwide M-L movement for socialist revolution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The PFLP has ordered suicide bombings, hijacked planes, and fired rockets at civilians in its attempts to defeat Israel. Despite this, the FRSO argues that labeling the group as terrorists is unfair and has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/frso.org\/statements\/we-demand-the-immediate-release-of-pflp-leader-ahmad-saadat\/\">demanded <\/a>the release of its leaders from prison.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates answers a question from the media during a news conference at the CTU headquarters in Chicago, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Nam Y. Huh)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The FRSO has explicitly bragged about its infiltration of the CTU.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/frso.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/strat-allinace-pamphlet-2023.pdf\">2023 pamphlet<\/a> published by the leftist group, it bragged about leveraging &ldquo;concentrations of FRSO comrades&rdquo; within the CTU in order to develop &ldquo;an independent base in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multi-national working class<\/a>.&rdquo; While the identities of these individuals are largely unknown, some have been vocal about their affiliation online.&nbsp;In the same pamphlet, the FRSO claims to have a &ldquo;strategic alliance&rdquo; with the CTU.<\/p>\n<p>Kobi Guillory is a CTU member who sits on the union&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctulocal1.org\/about\/executive-board\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyo-olympics-president-resigns-over-sexist-comments\/\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics president resigns over sexist comments\">executive board<\/a><\/a> while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/author\/675af83704ad3325b7f13dd5\">moonlighting <\/a>as a member of the Central Committee of the FRSO. Guillory was one of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/01\/04\/chicagoans-march-against-trumps-removal-of-venezuelan-leader-solely-about-oil-and-power\/\">organizers <\/a>behind the &ldquo;emergency&rdquo; protest that the CTU rallied its members to join in the aftermath of U.S. forces capturing Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations conducted by the North American Values Institute have found that Guillory led elementary school students in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/navik12tracker.substack.com\/p\/chicago-teacher-participates-in-pro?r=4fx52x\">chanting the words<\/a> of convicted state trooper killer and black nationalist Assata Shakur, posts quotes from Shakur in his classroom, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/navik12tracker.substack.com\/p\/chicago-teachers-union-executive?r=4fx52x\">spoke <\/a>at a convention hosted by an organization that has faced federal investigations for alleged support for Hamas. He&rsquo;s also written for TRT World, a Turkish state-controlled media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Chapman, another leading figure within the FRSO, lacks a formal affiliation with the CTU but maintains ties to the union nonetheless. The Caucus of Rank and File Educators &mdash; a group within the CTU <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thetriibe.com\/2025\/01\/opinion-stacy-davis-gates-is-important-to-our-movement\/\">co-founded<\/a> by the union&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walzs-attack-on-trump-and-vance-quickly-backfires-after-internet-notices-problem-that-cant-be-ignored\/\" title=\"Tim Walz&#039;s Attack on Trump and Vance Quickly Backfires After Internet Notices Problem That Can&#039;t Be Ignored\">current president &#038;mdash<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/01\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-150141.png\">recently sponsored a party<\/a> to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his release from prison. Chapman has also engaged in social justice organizing with members of the CTU.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414892\/new-york-city-unions-have-history-supporting-maduro-regime\/\"><strong>NEW YORK CITY UNIONS HAVE HISTORY OF SUPPORTING MADURO REGIME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chicago is far from the only city where teachers are voicing their support for the Maduro regime and associating with radical organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Texas, for instance, American Federation of Teachers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/peoplesworld.org\/authors\/stu-becker\/\">organizer and educator<\/a> Stu Becker gave a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTWuPYdDufZ\/\">speech <\/a>at a pro-Maduro rally where he called for the deposed dictator to be freed and for President Donald Trump to be jailed. Becker&rsquo;s rhetoric matched that of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cpusa.org\/article\/free-the-maduros-jail-trump\/\">Communist Party USA<\/a>, an organization with which he is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpusa.org\/authors\/stu-becker\/\">affiliated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The CTU did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local teachers union backs Maduro, tied to communists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2544629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/10ad2a8e616caa48ee71a4c40c91267e-scaled-e1768863466505.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[71474,36612,71473,50813],"class_list":["post-2544628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-communist-organizations","tag-maduro","tag-teachers-union-3","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/10ad2a8e616caa48ee71a4c40c91267e-scaled-e1768863466505.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2544628"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544632,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544628\/revisions\/2544632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2544628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2544628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2544628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}