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Laura are angry, broken-hearted. you can understand that, as the family has been torn apart by this. adding to that is the fact that the michigan education association, the union that erickson belonged to continues to support this monster demanding that he be given $10,000 in severance pay. bill spoke to the family last week. >> your son, at age 12, met this man erickson right? he was a teacher and he took an interest in your boy? >> yes. he did. he was a well-known person. we wouldn't have thought twice about anything. >> does your son ever mention the teacher? >> well, i worked with all of t...

>> this group of teachers was a tight clique, but after i found out in the courtroom that these teachers that were sitting there wrote letters of leniency. i got to read them the following week. i just couldn't understand it. >> the union came in and is demanding, what, $10,000 in severance pay for this guy? is that what's happening? >> yes. >> yes, it is. another slap in our face. >> and the school district isn't going to give him the money though, i don't think. >> the school board has went ahead and said no. and the union has filed a grievance against school boards. >> unbelievable. >> when...

And reconcepting effective immediately. >> we were all fired and there wasn't any indication we would get our jobs back or get any severance pay. >> it comes after two weeks after employees rallied for higher pay. they blame the firing on increased competition and losses. snarfs will reopen early next year. >> they thought it would bring holiday cheer to some of the bedridden heros. students were disappointed when they were denied the chance because the messages were too religious. we have the story. >> a lot of the family might live far away and they might not have somebody to celebrate chris...

Severance pay for this guy? is that's what's happening? >> yes. >> another slap in the face. >> the school district isn't going to give him the money, i don't think. >> the school board has went ahead and said and the union has filed a grievance against school board. >> unbelievable. when he was arrested he was the local union president. >> there you go. >> another teacher took it over. and the day that this came out that they were going to file the grievance. that current president steps down from my understanding because he did not believe that this was right and now there is another gentlem...

Huge news in the airline industry. a judge approved the merger of american airlines and u.s. airways creating the world's largest airline line. one very controversial part of the deal didn't get approved. that would be the company's plan to give its departing ceo a golden parachute, get this, nearly $20 million in severance pay. lisa sylvester, i discovered some people think that is obviously way, way too much money. what's going on? >> american airlines, the parent company, filed for bankruptcy in 2011. well, now a bankruptcy judge has approved the airline merging with u.s. airways. that woul...