she has a longstanding relationship with randy weinga rten who is head of the united federation of teachersunderstanding is that the union actually ran somebody against her when she ran for borough president. they ended up losing. >> he is now head of the american federation of teachers? >> yes. >>. some and you talked to. -- here is someone you talked to. >> >> i think the union is a force in new york city as it should be. i think the union is here today and it is not going anywhere and to say you can get rid of it is a mistake. i am a unionist and my husband ran the largest union in new york city and i believe it is important. i believe by collective bargaining you get the best deal for everybody. >> the teachers' union contract is 6000 pages in length. it lays out all the things that teachers cannot do. it prescribes almost every aspect and limits prep time to 50-minutes per day. we think teachers need three prep periods per day to be prepared for that would be a violation of contract. we also think we should be able to work palaver to live with teachers -- collaborative lovely with teac