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Pressure to Reach Deal on Teacher Contract Grows
by Bob Hennelly
NEW YORK, NY September 23, 2005 —As the battle for Gracie Mansion heats up, pressure on both the city and the teachers' union to reach a contract deal grows every day. WNYC's City Hall reporter Bob Hennelly has more.
REPORTER: From the outside looking in-- the Bloomberg Administration and the UFT seem unable to agree on anything---even something as basic as how to describe the status of their negotiations. Mayor Bloomberg.
BLOOMBERG: We had a bargaining session with the UFT yesterday. We talked to the UFT virtually everyday. This continues I have said again again I am optimistic we will get a new contract for the teachers
REPORTER: UFT President Randy Weingarten.
WEINGARTEN: There has not been one official bargaining session since October 8 2004.
REPORTER: Earlier this month a non-binding state mediator called for an 11 percent raise for teachers over three years along with work rule changes including a longer school day and making it easier for managment to reassign teachers regardless of their seniority. The teachers have been without a contract for well over two years and union leadership is talking strike for the first time in years.
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