Ony 76 more to go

 Four is, of course, one more than three but -- there is much more work to be done. 

Right now, only three other New Orleans charter schools -- Morris Jeff Community School, Benjamin Franklin High School and International High School -- active unions, out of about 80 public charters in the city.

Since they are run by independent boards, charters have more autonomy than traditional public schools and each management organization can make its own hiring and firing decisions.

In a news release, pro-union Bricolage teachers said they hoped to demonstrate to staff in other charter schools that unionization can be accomplished with enough solidarity.

Maybe this will help pick up the pace?  Remember the event from which the teachers are trying to recover happened in the blink of an eye. Also it happened almost 16 years ago. 

The Bricolage union is affiliated with the citywide teachers union United Teachers of New Orleans. UTNO represented educators throughout the city prior to the post-Katrina takeover of New Orleans public schools by the state-run Recovery School District. UTNO President Wanda Richard, Larry Carter, president of the statewide union Louisiana Federation of Teachers, and state Rep. Royce Duplessis were present on Friday and encouraged a union vote.

“We believe all teachers — no matter where they teach — deserve to have a seat at the table in this city,” Duplessis said.

Haven't had a "seat at the table" in this city for almost a generation now.