But them withholding that, the salary increases, you know, that was a. Definitely the biggest low mark for school unions was their behavior during COVID when They sued me because we had open schools. They wanted courts to order our schools closed. And I was like, no. And we won. But that's what they did. And they did this whole song and dance about it, and they complained. Now, look, most rank and file teachers wanted to get in the classroom. (44:37–44:45)
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