Reply #4: I'm sure that it was a strategy for both sides.

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But I don't think we know at this point whether either strategy worked. Both sides seem to have kept a tight lip on what the actual deal entails. It's possible that the teachers got what they had pushed for, though some preliminary hints seem to say the opposite.

I continue to believe that they would have been better off taking the earlier deal and then bargaining for better compensation afterwards.