A day after women from all sectors rallied for equal pay at the steps of City Hall, hundreds of the city’s early-childhood educators came April 11 to demand parity with pre-school Teachers who work for the Department of Education.
“For decades, this union has fought for parity,” said Kim Medina, executive director of District Council 1707, which represents about 20,000 education and social-service employees, including 8,000 child-care and Head Start staff. “Shame on this country for not recognizing early childhood employees as professionals. They are educators, not babysitters.”
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