Teachers in New York picketed April 15 as part of citywide protests demanding a contract. Inset: United Federation of Teachers members hold placards at April 16 press conference where union leaders announced their claim for a 22.7 percent wage increase. City authorities are offering 16.6 percent. Teachers and other city employees, along with high school students, have begun protests against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposals to overcome budget deficit by implementing some $1.3 billion worth of wage reductions and service cuts.  
 
 
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