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The Chief-Leader/Adrienne Haywood-James BANDING TOGETHER TO KEEP PACE: United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten announces formation of a bargaining coalition aimed at giving its 20 unions improved contract leverage. 'We want to make sure we keep our health benefits, we want to make sure we keep our pensions, she said. 'We want to make sure we keep up with the housing costs and the gas costs.' Flanking her in the front row are, from left, Teamsters Local 237 Vice President Richard Hendershot, Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association President Harry Nespoli, Professional Staff Congress head Barbara Bowen, and Nancy Kaleda, the chief negotiator for the New York State Nurses Association.