Uh, no. The contract ensures a 7% raise over 3 years with a guaranteed 3% additionally for a fourth year. That’s 10% and that is very good.
by my math, getting 3% after losing 4% means they recovered only 75% of their loss
now if my arithmetic is wrong for the first year, please identify the error
for the out years, what annual raises were the teachers receiving under the existing contract?
only by knowing what they would have alternatively received will we be able to know factually whether this contract improved their compensation for the out years. but unless you can prove my math wrong, it is absolutely a fact that the teachers lost ground in year one of the contract - financially, anyway
Teachers do not need to employ greed to their jobs: that’s not how collective bargaining works. So that idea is out the window.
but we know the teachers employed collective bargaining to get this contract approved. you are arguing against fact. which means you lose the argument
Hiring more teachers to lesson the load and offer more classes in the arts was part of the deal to begin with. It’s a win for everyone particularly the students.
then tell us how that results in rahm having his head handed to him
Teachers all over are having to buy supplies without any reimbursement so this contract now means that they’ll get part of their money back.
and for the teachers - and there are many - my wife spent tons buying students' supplies for her art classes. so, for the honest, supportive teachers, this is a welcome change. but i would speculate that the ed administration will now reduce the amount of supplies available from their warehouse, causing the teachers to have to dip into the $250 for a large portion of what was previously supplied
And the district will not pay for personal items, so that’s just BS.
you think that teacher with a receipt for toner cartridges for their class will necessarily have to use that cartridge for the class instead of using it at home for their family's purposes? that would be a naive proposition. now, that would not have been the intended outcome, but that will be the practice for the corrupt employees
I know from experience that there is always 30% in most any school that is up for grabs so to speak. So keeping in the 30 percentile is much more accurate and realistic.
good. i look forward to your offering something more substantial to defend your argument that 30% is the norm, given your intimate experience with the subject matter. i look forward to seeing your cites
Rham thought he could come out swinging and run over the teachers: that didn’t happen.
let's see, he got to keep 1/4 of their annual raise for this year
he was able to retain student scores as a portion of the teachers' performance appraisal system
and he got teachers back in the class room after a long week off .... probably by extending the school year end by the equivalent number of days
so, tell us what rahm lost
The teachers got more of what they wanted than not and they set a god example for the rest of the country. So Rham Emanuel did get his head handed to him.
let's see. the teachers had to strike to get some of what they were seeking
to return to work they gave up 1/4 of their annual increase for this year
they accepted having student performance included in their performance appraisals
they lost performance pay
and you say they won and rahm lost
so much for your credibility