Non Plainview Union Teacher Responds:

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Bravo!!
As a NYC employee and a union member myself it's rediculous that the teachers are responding with a resounding "No" to their contract offer! I have also received contracts where they expired as soon as I got it and have received contracts where they were multi year and the first 2 years were 0% so as not to receive back pay! They are getting offered 2% and 2.5% raises and they are turning it down.
If I as a union member were offered this contract I would jump on it with the economy the way it is! Maybe the union members should take a long look at who is negotiating for them and see whether or not it's really in their best interest. Can Plainview afford to give a higher raise than what they've offered without the prospects of layoffs in the future? If there are young teachers out there reading this ask yourself that question!