Mike's post about the Obama girls sent me briefly to the website of the University of Chicago lab school that they attend, where I??discovered not only that this PRIVATE school has a teachers union ("faculty association") but also that??administration and union haven't been able to agree on a new contract!
This is??from the director's latest newsletter:
At the conclusion of the 2007-2008 school year, the administration and Faculty Association were unable to reach agreement on a new multi-year contract. Ten negotiating sessions were held beginning on February 11 and concluding on June 9. Considerable progress was made on all matters with the exception of salary. Both parties agreed to meet during the third week of August and attempt to reach a conclusion by the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.
Will the Democratic candidate for President allow his daughters to cross the teachers'??picket line in September? Or, like the current??dispute between school system and teacher union in Democratic-convention-hosting Denver, will a way be found to patch things up before it embarrasses??the campaign?
