No teachers-union contract? No problem!Who weeps for the taxpayers?
A state law that has forced the city to give out nearly $300 million in fat raises to a majority of teachers is frustrating Mayor Bloomberg's effort to persuade the teachers union -- and its allies in Albany -- to back a repeal of the "last in, first out" policy covering layoffs, The Post has learned.
It's Albany's dirty little secret. The teachers-union contract expired in October 2009, but the so-called Triborough Amendment still requires the city to continue paying teachers "salary step" increases for longevity or obtaining additional education credits.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Guaranteed Teacher Raises Are Major Roadblock in Talks to Abolish LIFO
The New York Post reports:
