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Thursday, April 9, 2009

04/09/09 Teachers Say No To Paying For Frank Mazza's Multi-Million Dollar Screwups At Hamilton Avenue School

THE HEADLINE:

Greenwich Public School Union offers health plan deal to pay for Failed School Administion screwups, but wants town to Honor Wage In New Contract Signed Last October

THE WEALTHY OF GREENWICH LOOK ON AS PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN SUFFER: It's Time For Hedge Fund Managers Who Are Taxed At A 15% Tax Rate To Step Up And Donate To Help Teachers Who Are Taxes At A 35% Tax Rate

GREENWICH HEDGE FUND BILLIONAIRE PAUL TUDOR JONES CANT BE BOTHERED: He Is Too Busy Reclaiming The Everglades Next To His Florida Mansion And Planing This Years 30,000 Bulb Christmas Light Show At His Greenwich Mansion.

THE QUOTE:

"It is vital to us to have that contract honored," said Cathy Delehanty, president of the Greenwich Education Association. "Contracts have been negotiated fairly throughout the years, and it didn't matter if Greenwich was in the pink. When times are good it is what it is. When times are tough, we still need to uphold it."

THE REPORTER:

Colin Gustafson

THE STORY:

Teachers say no to pay freeze
Greenwich Time


With the school board seeking broad labor concessions in hopes of heading off future budget cuts, the town teachers' union is beginning to draw the line on how much it's willing to give up.....

....the school system, which is already bracing for a $4 million reduction in its 2009-10 budget, is to avoid even deeper cuts from a projected $10 million shortfall in town revenue in the 2010-11 town budget, school board members say.

Union officials contend that teachers shouldn't have to shoulder the economic burdens of the town by forfeiting wage increases or paid school days, which have already been guaranteed under their new, three-year contract.....

THERE ISN'T MONEY FOR TEACHERS,
But THERE IS MONEY FOR .....
Advocates of the 25 Million GHS Auditorium, Which Include the Board of Education, Want Teachers To Take A Pay Cut So That Thier Pet Project Can Go Forward
Workers are busy boring holes in the ground near Greenwich High School's auditorium this week, part of an effort to assess soil conditions in preparation for the facility's planned renovation.
Since Monday, crews have been drilling holes in the soil near the auditorium to assess subterranean rock and water conditions. Their work, set to finish by the time students return from spring recess next week, is meant to give designers of the auditorium project a clearer picture of how the terrain will affect their building options....
PLEASE NOTE THE BIASED REPORTING:
Greenwich Time Reporter Cub Reporter Colin Gustafson Did Not Talk To One Parent As He Regurgitated Greenwich High School Press Releases.
School Officials Have A Stong Voice At The Green Kitty Litter Liner While Greenwich Parents And The Single Family Homeowners Of Greenwich Are Ignored By The Local Rag
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