SAN FRANCISCO (CA)
National Catholic Register
by Joan Desmond 04/27/2015
On April 27, the Archdiocese of San Francisco signaled that it was prepared to make “adjustments” to advance negotiaions with the local Catholic teachers’ union.
The union represents faculty at the four Catholic high schools under the direct jurisdiction of Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, and it has challenged proposed contract language that directs teachers to avoid public statements and actions that oppose Catholic teaching on sexual ethics, Mass attendence, abortion, and the Eucharist, among other issues.
“The Archdiocese reiterates its commitment to do what we can to listen to teachers’ ongoing concerns, to restore respectful discussion, and to heal any rifts that may remain,” read today’s statement, released at the end of the work day.
Archbishop Cordileone “understands that the teachers want to make sure that the final language in the contract both promotes Catholic identity and protects the rights of the teachers. He too wants language that protects the rights of the teachers, and he is willing to make adjustments to firmly secure those rights,” the statement continued.
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