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YEAH, THATS RIGHT JENNIFER. NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL UNDERWAY AT THIS HOUR AS STATE PROVIDED MEDIATOR IS HERE INSIDE OF THIS SCHOOL, ALONG WITH THE UNION AND CITY LEADERS. NOW, THE TWO SIDES HAVE STILL NOT COME CLOSE ON WAGES. THE CITY SAYS THEY PROVIDED A WAGE PROPOSAL BACK IN OCTOBER, WHERE A TOP SCALE 60% OF TEACHERS WOULD BE MAKING MORE THAN $90,000 AND 40% MORE THAN $100,000. THEY SAY THE TEACHERS UNION, HOWEVER, HAS NOT EVEN MADE A COUNTER PROPOSAL ON WAGES IN THOSE TWO WEEKS. AND THATS DRAGGING THINGS OUT. WE CAN AND MUST REACH AN AGREEMENT THAT SERVES THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR COMMUNITY. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF BOTH SIDES APPROACH THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION, NOT CONFLICT. WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM WORKING TOWARD THE SAME GOAL. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. THE TEACHERS SAY RIGHT NOW THEYRE FOCUSING ON NEGOTIATING THINGS THAT DONT COST MONEY, LIKE ISSUES AROUND SAFETY AND PREP TIME. THEYLL MAKE THEIR WAGE COUNTER PROPOSAL AT A LATER DATE. WE ARE HERE SERIOUSLY TO NEGOTIATE AND TO SETTLE THIS DEAL AND TO GET OUR KIDS BACK INTO SCHOOL. WHILE SUPERINTENDENT LOOMIS, MAYOR VIRGA KATHY CLANCY AND THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE ARE HERE TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCES. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. NEGOTIATE. NOW, BOTTOM LINE, THE TWO SIDES ARE STILL AT ODDS. AS YOU KNOW, TEACHER STRIKES ARE ILLEGAL HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE UNION HAS UNTIL 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING TO LET THE STATE KNOW THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER STRIKING IN ORDER TO AVOID CONSEQUENCES. CONSEQUENCES WHICH USUALLY INVOLVE FINES. NOW, THE MAYOR ALSO SAYING HERE TODAY THAT HE WONT BE ATTENDING ANY OF THE VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW BECAUSE HELL BE HERE NEGOTIATING AS THE STRIKE CONTIN