arriving. the washington teachers union has been locked in contract negotiations for over two years. the firing last week of 400 employees raised the emotional stakes. the union has gone to court to contest the dismissals, alleging older workers with seniority were targeted. today on wamu radio, michelle rhee rejected that charge but said seniority should not be the main reason to keep someone. no one wants cuts to happen, period, but just to sort of blindly say it s the last people who came in who should be the first to go, it s not good management. it s not looking out for the best interests of the schools. reporter: joining me now is randy wineguarden. she is the president of the american federation of teachers, a national parent organization of the washington teachers union. i know you ve got to get up on the stage in a few minutes and speak. what are you going to say? look, i m going to talk directly to the people of my new home city, washington, d.c., because this