On Milton teachers take action
Posted on November 17 at 6:25 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Curtaincall-37 states prohibit teachers strikes, Illinois is not one of them. There was just recently (October) a strike at the high school in Ottawa, Illinois that lasted nearly a month.
On Milton teachers take action
Posted on November 17 at 1:37 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Creativethinking-I don't think anyone is comparing GM to a School District. The comparison is the public's support of the UAW when it was up against GM compared to the apparent lack of support of the MEA in their negotiations with the School board. When GM went on strike, if I had said GM workers were lazy and greedy and were whiners, I would have been run off of this board and out of town. But when it comes to teachers, it seems the majority of people on here feel this way about teachers. When the UAW strikes, GM has huge motivation to settle because workers not working equals lost profits. The School Board has very little incentive to settle, other than keeping their teachers happy, because teachers can't strike, and most (not all) teachers are not going to let labor disputes come into their classrooms (save for wearing the evil yellow shirts).
On Milton teachers take action
Posted on November 17 at 1:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Just an FYI-The wearing of the yellow shirts has been going on since last spring when the two sides were negotiating (prior to the contract expiring). This isn't something that just recently started and the job actions started a few weeks ago as well, so it isn't like the MEA is calling the Gazette up asking them to cover this story.
Secondly, the "whining," as some on here call it, has more to do with the fact there is very little negotiation actually going on. As previously stated, the school board made an offer that was overwhelmingly shot down and there has basically been no back and forth between the two sides. The "whining" isn't about salaries, it's about what the board wants to take away in terms of benefits and work conditions (ie prep time, class sizes, etc) IE things that directly effect the quality of education in Milton Schools. Also note that this isn't exactly new territory for the Milton School District as the last contract wasn't approved until about 14 months after the previous on had expired.
Finally, and this really doesn't need to be said, but I don't know any teacher who goes into teaching to make money. The assumption that teachers are greedy and lazy is really quite offensive, and I'm not even a teacher.
On Milton teachers take action
Posted on November 17 at noon ( Suggest removal )
Momof5/Swisschick-How many salaried workers in the private sector with Master's Degrees are making as little as teachers with Master's Degrees or higher? Furthermore, how many of those private sector workers had their Master's degrees paid for by their employers while teachers (who are required by the state to work towards advanced degrees to maintain licensing) have to take out student loans to finance required education?
I am a salaried worker in a "private sector" job. I do routinely work over 40 hours a week. However, I feel I am fairly compensated for this. My employer paid for a significant portion of my Master's degree. I can take my 3 weeks of vacation nearly whenever I want, as opposed to being limited to school vacations. I'm not likely to be discriminated against by a prospective employer because I have an advanced degree and experience when it would be cheaper to hire a new grad, like it is in many school districts today. Not to mention the fact that my salary and benefit negotiations aren't laid out for public scrutiny everytime I have a yearly review.
On Milton teachers take action
Posted on November 17 at 10:45 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Really....how is wearing a yellow shirt "involving the children?" What will affect the children the most is the board's demand to significantly reduce teacher's prep time and ask them to do more in less time and for less money.
On Milton teachers take action
Posted on November 17 at 9:06 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Why is it when GM was still around and they went on strike, there was nearly unilateral support for the union, and anyone who spoke out aganist them on boards like these were criticized? Teachers can not go on strike, job actions are about all they can do. Furthermore, they are only doing what is stipulated by their contract by working only the hours they are required to be there. Actually, I believe the teachers are working WITHOUT a contract, and have been for months now. Teachers are not asking for a raise, they're mostly just trying to keep what they already have, which, based on their education and the amount of time they put in above and beyond what their contract stipulates, isn't asking for all that much.
On THANK YOU to Commissioner Stottler!
Posted on September 24 at 5:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am APPALLED that a former teacher doesn't know how to use spell check.
On Stray truck wheel strikes children
Posted on September 13 at 1:18 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Maybe the family requested the EMS call be cancelled because they didn't want their child taken to Mercy. Believe me, it wouldn't be the first time someone has taken transport into their own hands in order to bypass the local hospital in favor of going to Madison.
On FURLOUGH DAYS close UW-Whitewater TODAY!
Posted on August 21 at 2:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
So based on the last few days of reading this half CAPS LOCK blogger, I've come to the conclusion that this guy is pissed that he has to take a FURLOUGH (or a 3.065% pay cut) while public school teachers salaries are not allowed to be FROZEN. Bitter?
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On Milton teachers – the Yellow Jersey is meant for the Tour
Posted on November 19 at 1:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Yeah, we went through all this on Tuesday, I believe. The teachers are not specifically "whining" about whether or not they will get a raise. They are more interested in keeping the benefits they have, and more importantly to your and my children, keeping conditions in the schools where they are now in terms of staffing (in other words keeping class sizes at reasonable levels) and the amount of prep time teachers are given during the day. Mostly the job actions are to get the Board's attention to hopefully do some negotiating instead of just making "take it or leave it" offers.