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Originally posted by BastardStepChild
I am not saying that they can't, but who do they hurt when they do? The school board they can't deal with anyway? The school board either does not have the means to do what teachers want, or have chosen to put their funds somewhere else. Take Chicago for example - A garbage collector in Chicago is paid three times more money than a teacher. What is wrong with our priorities. The only people hurt when teachers strike are the teachers themselves - it is an inconvenience to parents while it goes on but in the end nothing is really ever settled, and the kids whose summer was extended by the strike will pay by going to school into next summer to make up the days missed. School attendance is mandatory and school years are set by law. If a teacher goes on strike he or she causes nothing but resentment from the general public and often times they end up with even less than they started with.
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Gotcha.
I completely understand about the actions of a small group affecting so many innocent people, but it's a shame that people in that position (teachers, police, refuse) have very little bargaining power in those situations. If they lose the ability to strike (only after negotiations have reached a dead-end), they have absolutely no power to improve their work situations. They're at the mercy of the boss.
(Sorry to deviate from the original thread!!!!)