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With teachers at nine of the ten catholic high schools owned by the Archdiocese of New York still out on strike amid stalled contract negotiations, teachers at the over 200 schools affiliated with, but not owned by the archdiocese, have announced that they too are prepared to strike. Members of the Federation of Catholic Teachers---which represents the 3,600 teachers at catholic schools affiliated with the archdiocese---have already engaged in sick-outs this week, and their president has announced that a strike may be announced as early as today. Negotiations between the FCT and the archdiocese broke down over management's plan to switch to a less comprehensive provider for the teachers' health insurance plan.