It's a Chilly Summer in Buffalo
* It's safe to say that labor-management relations in the Buffalo school district are less than cordial. There have been a lot of disagreements in recent years, and the latest is over health insurance costs and layoffs. In a last-ditch effort to bridge the gap, Superintendent James A. Williams met with four school employee union presidents.
It didn’t go well.
Williams ended up calling Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore "a liar," immediately after which Rumore and Crystal Barton, president of the Buffalo principals' union, left the meeting. Williams then told the remaining union presidents that he'd like to take Rumore outside and "kick his [rear end]."
"I've never had that kind of experience with a superintendent before," Rumore told the Buffalo News. "He's completely out of control."
Barton's reaction was pretty funny. "Phil Rumore was called a liar," she said. "He [Williams] said he doesn't give a damn about children. He cursed. He was profane. I'm the only lady among the union presidents. I don't need to be exposed to that."
* In six months, a group of 136 San Diego County school employees have lost a combined 1,162 pounds in an anti-obesity program run by the Voluntary Employees Benefits Association. That should make Peter Brimelow very happy.
It didn’t go well.
Williams ended up calling Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore "a liar," immediately after which Rumore and Crystal Barton, president of the Buffalo principals' union, left the meeting. Williams then told the remaining union presidents that he'd like to take Rumore outside and "kick his [rear end]."
"I've never had that kind of experience with a superintendent before," Rumore told the Buffalo News. "He's completely out of control."
Barton's reaction was pretty funny. "Phil Rumore was called a liar," she said. "He [Williams] said he doesn't give a damn about children. He cursed. He was profane. I'm the only lady among the union presidents. I don't need to be exposed to that."
* In six months, a group of 136 San Diego County school employees have lost a combined 1,162 pounds in an anti-obesity program run by the Voluntary Employees Benefits Association. That should make Peter Brimelow very happy.
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