bonoman
Refugee
In my city, Edmonton, Can., the teachers here are going on strike Feb 4. They are taking action right after exams are done.
The reason they want to strike is two reasons: 1) They want more money 2) Better learing conditions and lower class size.
Both are things that need to be improved anywhere in the western world. These teachers are starting at 26,000CDN a year. What a joke!
These are people that went to school for as little as 4 yrs and up to 8. And 26k is all we offer. They do this job because they love it and without them where would our society be. They are our lives for 12-13 yrs.
I could go out tommorrow and get a job in a warehouse and make 20k/yr. Many say they are being selfish and not thinking about the children. In my opinion that is what they are looking for either directly or indirectly. The higher the teachers get paid the better quality teacher we can recruit.
Some say that they are Professionals, and that they dont have the right to strike. I say that if they are professional then we should pay them like professionals. These people should get paid 40k starting IMO.
The teachers here are asking for a 17% increase. That is high but i think they deserve every bit of it. The teachers in my Province are the second lowest paid in the richest province in Canada. Bullshit.
What are your thoughts on teachers striking?
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Running to Stand Still-"you gotta cry without weeping, talk without speaking, scream without raising your voice."
"we're not burning out we're burning up...we're the loudest folk band in the world!"-Bono
The reason they want to strike is two reasons: 1) They want more money 2) Better learing conditions and lower class size.
Both are things that need to be improved anywhere in the western world. These teachers are starting at 26,000CDN a year. What a joke!
These are people that went to school for as little as 4 yrs and up to 8. And 26k is all we offer. They do this job because they love it and without them where would our society be. They are our lives for 12-13 yrs.
I could go out tommorrow and get a job in a warehouse and make 20k/yr. Many say they are being selfish and not thinking about the children. In my opinion that is what they are looking for either directly or indirectly. The higher the teachers get paid the better quality teacher we can recruit.
Some say that they are Professionals, and that they dont have the right to strike. I say that if they are professional then we should pay them like professionals. These people should get paid 40k starting IMO.
The teachers here are asking for a 17% increase. That is high but i think they deserve every bit of it. The teachers in my Province are the second lowest paid in the richest province in Canada. Bullshit.
What are your thoughts on teachers striking?
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Running to Stand Still-"you gotta cry without weeping, talk without speaking, scream without raising your voice."
"we're not burning out we're burning up...we're the loudest folk band in the world!"-Bono