Bloomberg Will Cut 6,700 Teachers
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- May 6, 2010
- 1 min read
He says he will get tougher on unions, giving lower wage increases and asking for changes in health benefits and pensions.
June 3, 2010 UPDATE: Bloomberg says he will freeze raises to save 4,400 jobs, but unions say he does not have the right to make this move unilaterally; Bloomberg says he does because both teachers’ and principals’ unions are working under expired contracts. Here is the NY Times article.