While the city and union fought their battles, bridging the gap ever so slightly, the PFT offered to work an extra 30 minutes each day. The mayor asked for 45 minutes. The background behind the extra hour of teaching time isn t something the mayor has arbitrarily tossed onto the bargaining table. The union negotiates annual pay increases for all teachers with more 11 years in the system, tossing the pay scale to the wind. The union was to bridge that gap, as well, over the next four years.
Street wants increases tied to performance.
Good idea, Mayor Street. Since taking office this past January, Street hasn t done many things that warrant praise. In fact, he has done more that warrants ridicule and criticism. One thing Street did in recent months, making any negotiation with unions more difficult, was discuss his plan for funding a stadium construction project for the Philadelphia Eagles. The team says it will leave the city if it doesn t get a new stadium.