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Teachers rally in Ridgefield and Ridgewood
MONDAY DECEMBER 12, 2011, 10:19 PM
BY MONSY ALVARADO AND EVONNE COUTROS
STAFF WRITERS
THE RECORD
Clutching posters that read “Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is a fair contract” and “’Tis the season to be fair,” teachers and their supporters rallied outside Ridgefield Memorial High School on Monday before the start of their first session with a state-appointed mediator.
Meanwhile, in Ridgewood, teachers who have been working without a contract since September held a rally of their own outside the Education Center on Cottage Place on Monday night while state mediators met inside with union representatives and members of the school board.
“Everyone is here away from their families and their homes to be here to show their support and unity for their colleagues and profession,” said Darla Ferdinand, president of the Ridgefield Education Association. “I’m hoping that they see that we are serious.”
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