<p>“Union officials said Gallo refused to negotiate with them and instead demanded they take on extra tasks. In some cases, teachers objected because they would not be paid for duties such as eating lunch with students once a week, or formalizing a tutoring schedule. In other cases, teachers said they already freely did those things, and resented being ordered to do so.” - Providence Journal</p>
<p>The union says that the $30 hourly rate isn’t enough - they want $90 for the extra time, so yes, they refused all of the conditions because they can’t agree on the rate of pay.</p>