From the Daily News:
Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten suffered an embarrassing moment when she revealed that an affordable housing project for educators in the
Even more embarrassing?
The man who stood beside her in October to announce the project, city Controller William Thompson, could have warned her about the problem.
His office was aware during negotiations that the developer refused to promise to hire only union workers, sources said.
The snafu was a big headache for Weingarten, now the head of the city's largest municipal union, who had to tell the union's pension fund to sell off $28 million in bonds being used to finance the low-cost apartments.
Unions for the building trades even threatened to put the famous inflatable rat outside the United Federation of Teachers headquarters, sources said.
Spokesmen for Thompson - a probable contender for mayor - and Weingarten, his longtime friend and ally, declined comment.
No matter what the level of embarrassment, the UFT will support Thompson for mayor, something that has been in the works for 8 years. And along with that comes continued support for mayoral control of the schools.
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