The mood is quite somber. Many of my colleagues believe the board acted hastily and unilaterally.

Do not believe hastily.

Part of what a union provides is what I would call checks and balances.

We are professionals. We take the education of our students seriously - that is first and foremost. But, the morale and the spirit of people - and the trust - is broken for many of our staff members.

My mood board is archival images of Brigitte Bardot and Iman, and Naomi Campbell in the '90s.

Then he went back hastily.