Rhode Island School Super Fires Union Teachers

[guido911]

In a failing school district, the superintendent wanted the teachers to work 25 extra minutes a day to help the students. The teachers union said "no", so she fired all the teachers and administrators.

http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-unionized-rhode-island-teachers-refuse-to-work-25-minutes-more-per-day-so-town-fires-all-of-them-2010-2

[we vs us]

Actual article:

http://www.projo.com/education/content/central_falls_teachers.1_02-13-10_A8HEI7Q_v61.3a65218.html

[custosnox]

Apparently 50% of the students at the school are failing all of their classes, and the graduation rate is also under 50%.

Union officials have been pushing for $90 per hour and want the district to pay for more of the additional responsibilities.

Now is it just me, or is something wrong there?