Oh, To Be a Teacher in Wisconsin

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Originally Posted by Drachen

I have a question, I have heard or read about a week or week and a half ago (but maybe have misunderstood or something) that the unions have agreed to all of the cuts proposed by the Gov. Is this true? If so, doesn't it kinda prove that the CBA works?

P.S. I know, if I provide no link it didn't happen, I am searching. In the meantime, I wanted to know if someone else heard this.

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I heard that too, though I don't recall where. (Robert Reich, maybe?)

If true, Gov. Walker is being an an outlandish dick, but I have no idea whether it is true.

Have you you checked?

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Originally Posted by DarrinS

A shitty teacher with "tenure" will make more than a great teacher with only a few years of experience. Sad.

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A great teacher might not get tenure if he teaches too much and publishes too little. Very sad.

"the unions have agreed to all of the cuts proposed by the Gov."

Try to keep up. I've read that several places. Assuming, safely, that it's true, that proves the WI deficit is not the reason for union busting. The objective is to destroy unions as a source of Dem contribution. The Repugs want to ELIMINATE, mop up every last source of opposition.

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Originally Posted by Winehole23

I heard that too, though I don't recall where. (Robert Reich, maybe?)

If true, Gov. Walker is being an an outlandish dick, but I have no idea whether it is true.

Have you you checked?

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I heard the same thing. I would say he knows how to bargain.

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Originally Posted by Wild Cobra

I heard the same thing. I would say he knows how to bargain.

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I would say removing bargaining would indicate he DOESN'T know how to bargain.

The fact that WI unions agreed to pay cuts is a grossly underreported aspect of this story, but here is a link from 2/22.

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/22/ne...-union-battle/

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Public employees have said they would agree to concessions Walker wants that would amount to an 8 percent pay cut on average, but they want to retain their collective bargaining rights. One Republican senator also has floated an alternative that would make the elimination of those rights temporary.

Walker has repeatedly rejected both offers, saying local governments and school districts can't be hamstrung by the often lengthy collective bargaining process.

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....but they can be hamstrung by the often lengthy collective bargaining process with police and fire unions.