tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post3631406133073563763..comments2023-12-24T05:39:44.753-06:00Comments on Mike Klonsky's Blog: A strike is avoidable if Rahm "finds" the moneyMike Klonskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02017021676773731024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-25338230421705582942012-08-18T13:43:39.574-05:002012-08-18T13:43:39.574-05:00Every teacher works extra hours every night. The ...Every teacher works extra hours every night. The dirty little secret about public school teaching is that it is impossible to accomplish what is necessary during the paid school day. The districts know this. They expect teachers to work at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-81270411957542123802012-08-16T09:03:51.414-05:002012-08-16T09:03:51.414-05:00D.J.,
You obviously never worked in a real job, w...D.J.,<br /><br />You obviously never worked in a real job, where you don't get 3 different kinds of raises just for punching the clock. <br />Most people have to work hard and produce some results before getting more money, but you don't. Failing schools churn out failing students year after year, but the teachers in them get their annual increases on schedule.<br /><br />And I'm sure that some teachers work extra hours every night, but most don't, and that's why they are making so much noise about having to eat lunch at school and the additional 30 minutes they have to be on the clock.<br /><br />Finally, let's do some math. The teachers have already received 19-46% raise from the last contract, and adding 4% percent would increase that to 23-50%. Are you kidding me? What gives you the right to defraud the taxpayers like this, in the failing economy, and in the nearly bankrupt state of Illinois?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-16883979735312429512012-08-15T22:27:08.941-05:002012-08-15T22:27:08.941-05:00Anon,
For nothing? You obviously have never taught...Anon,<br />For nothing? You obviously have never taught. Plus you have bought into the notion of Rahm as benevolent benefactor. He is not being "generous" because the money is not his to give. Teachers deserve a raise, not out of kindness or charity, but because they work so hard above and beyond the hours they officially put in. They also had their 4% raise they won in the last contract taken back. You need to rethink you view of teachers and of Rahm.D.J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-2668089929070680302012-08-15T16:24:45.956-05:002012-08-15T16:24:45.956-05:00What are you talking about? The mediator recommend...What are you talking about? The mediator recommended that huge pay raise for teachers because of working extra time. Since the teachers will not be working any extra time, their raise should be 0. Rahm is being generous offering them 2% per year for nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com