Teacher Pact Wins Final Approval

Unanimous approval ...no surprise here..and without debate. Alder Hamilton says the agreement insured a stable workforce and is fically responsible. And that's without having teachers enter the classroom this year and maybe next.
Ok..please explain how s city running a year in projected deficit of plus $5M together with a health benefits line item that year after year ends in the red requiring a bonding reconciliation sounds any thing like fiscal responsibility...
However, when the spending of other taxpayers money is the deciding factor, is there any wonder how this crew could reach such an unopposed political finding.. without the slightest presentation of the FACs.

Taxpayers screwed again.

Teachers step up to close a deficit and the taxpayers are screwed? Do you know a price of anything that has not increased? But teacher salaries are frozen and that's not good enough for taxpayers.

Everybody complains about the schools being closed and how parents can't handle remote learning requirements for their child because it's so hard, and how much they need someone to take care of their children so they can work, and yet everyone complains that they don't want to pay for the teachers and the schools with their taxes. You can't get a quality education for the children and for the future workforce of our nation without paying for the work that educators do. Teachers unselfishly took a pay freeze to guarantee no layoffs for their coworkers and to keep health insurance benefits because they know with the current city budget that they would have to sacrifice something. They chose to protect their health and their jobs over their pockets. Taxpayers who whine about paying for them, should realize how unselfish the teachers were in choosing to stand up for jobs and health insurance in these troubled times. Many teachers pay tor classroom supplies out of their own pockets, don't have any other retirement funds besides their teachers pensions (they can't collect Social Security,) and spend countless hours outside of school hours to correct homework and tests, prepare lessons and tests, and to further educate themselves as required by their job, and to go meetings, and work second and third jobs both during the school year and during the summer. They are doing jobs that most of us could never handle working with children with all sorts of challenges, and mainstreamed students with special needs and requirements often without a teacher's aide and with 21+ other students needing their attention, and handle behavioral issues that their teacher training never prepared them for. It's crazy that we pay celebrities, professional athletes, and entertainers ridiculous sums of money, but we expect our teachers and other essential workers to perform their jobs that society can't live without, to work for incomes that will rarely let them rise above lower middle class.

Heather C
Your response is well understandable, however, you greatly miss the authors point.
That the board of Alders failed to discuss the issues during committee meeting..and worse.. failed to delve in the total financial impact on the with finances currently operation at a $5M deficit due to the factoring in if a new Yale contribution. In addition the city year after year incurrs health benefits deficits due to fire, police, and their retires in addition to the Boe teachers. You are wrong that there will not be wage increases, the article clearly states that during the 2nd & 3rd year there will be a top level increase of $2000 per eligible teacher working or on leave. By the way teachers retirement pay after 20 years is twice that of social security recipents.
Again, the Central point is total cost if the contract, undisclosed, and how it will be paid, undiscussed. Poor work by a consistently poor performing BOA.
Be aware there will be a 2021 property reassessment, therefore all current lack of financial income and expendtures will be coming out of new taxes.