To put things in perspective, this is the first time contracting for women-owned small businesses has ever been above five percent, a goal set by Congress more than two decades ago.
It took a year and a half for the union and the university to reach a consensus, which Montiel says is not unusual for first-time contracts.
At nearly a dozen private colleges in California, adjunct professors are holding first-time contract negotiations or are campaigning to win the right to do so.
This is not the first time public contracts in Stamford have drawn note.
Economic output in South Korea fell 0.4percentt in the fourth quarter of 2000 from the quarter before, the first time it contracted since the economic crisis of 1998.
Siphesihle Mdena, a chorus member since 2013, said: "For the first time, a contract was discovered [by accident] because we weren't meant to see it.
But after resting for three days last week, and then getting a complete day of rest on Thursday, Teixeira reported that he felt much better for the first time since contracting the cough on April 12. "I'm starting to feel a lot better," he said.
Though Jean's email carries with it a note of finality, this isn't the first time a contract dispute has threatened to trip up The Simpsons.
For the first time 29 professional contracts have been awarded to England's 15-a-side women's players, following the example of sevens.
But the UAW has yet to feel the full impact of the law: September will mark the first time that UAW contracts come up for renewal in Michigan since the passage of the right-to-work law.
"Government should therefore phase changes when outsourcing services for the first time and avoiding contracts that lock taxpayers into service models that can quickly become outdated when policies, technologies or provider capabilities change.
