Mayor Bill de Blasio is delaying the announcement of his affordable housing plan, originally scheduled for Thursday morning, and there is speculation that the reason is because City Hall is close to reaching a contract agreement with the city’s teachers union.
A spokesman for the United Federation of Teachers said negotiations are ongoing.
A spokesman for the mayor would not confirm the reason for the delay in the announcement.
He said the affordable housing plan is complete and not the cause of the delay.
All of the city’s 152 labor unions are working with expired contracts.
If the mayor reaches a deal with the teachers, it would be the first such agreement settled by his administration.
It could also prove to be a template for other unions negotiating with City Hall.
Leaders of the teachers union have been seeking retroactive pay raises for their members.
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