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Article: CANDIDATES AT ODDS OVER TEACHER PACT ; Five hopefuls for school committee in Quincy face off at forum
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- August 15, 2007
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QUINCY - School committee members up for re-election defended the
contract signed with teachers in June as fair to them and taxpayers,
while one candidate for the board said the four-day strike at the
end of the school year reflected a "lack of leadership."
Incumbent David McCarthy, a member of the bargaining committee
for the school committee, told audience members at Tuesday night's
candidates' forum that the negotiating team knew the health
insurance issue was one that "had to be dealt with" and that there
was no "golden parachute."
Incumbent Elaine Dwyer said that the mayor controls the finances
and that the health insurance rates are set citywide. She said that
the team only had room to ...