PHILADELPHIA (AP) — About 3,000 members and supporters of
the Philadelphia teachers union rallied at the school district headquarters to
protest the cancellation of their union contract.
The crowd shut down North Broad Street on Thursday after
gathering outside the first meeting of the School Reform Commission following
its sudden action last week that forces members to start paying health premiums
of as much as $140 a month.
District officials said they had no choice after funding
woes that have prompted nearly $1 billion in cuts, including the loss of 5,000
positions and the closure of 30 schools.
Patrick Eiding, president of the Philadelphia Labor
Council, AFL-CIO, said union leaders would await the outcome of court action,
but if the decision is not reversed he vowed "We will turn this city
upside down."
Source: The
Philadelphia Tribune
No comments:
Post a Comment