As the strike continues into mid-week, the tone projected by district staff and Superintendent Maria Su at press events has begun to sharpen, and Su's frustration with union representatives boiled over on Wednesday morning. Su said both yesterday and this morning that district staff and Mayor Daniel Lurie - who joined the union and the district at the bargaining table on Tuesday evening - expected to stay at the table "all night" until a deal is made.
Asked on Times Radio whether he thought 72,000 was a good wage, Mr Dempsey said: Well you can't afford to buy a house in London, even on 72,000. He added: I think workers should be able to afford to live in London. And if the average house price if you've got to be earning more than 100,000 to buy a house in London 72,000 is not out of this world.