The presentations today were very informative. I especially liked the presentations by Dan and John that presented information on Illinois and Iowa. I find it fascinating how different the two states really are. There are definite positives and negatives to each. I like the fact that a strike really has a monetary and time punishment in Iowa. I think that teachers should be docked days if they are on strike. What other profession can you not work and still get paid? (I know that they make up the days, but we won’t take that into account.) I also like how Pennsylvania has instituted the timeline of all days must be made up by June 30th. This puts a restriction on the length of the strike, if it were to occur.
Negotiating today went well. At the end, we (The Union) gave in to get the deal done. 12,000 dollars over the life of a three year contract is not worth the time! It was a great group in which the Union did all the work. Thanks Deb, Kim, Francis, Chad, and Wade. And congrats to Deb on being done (I am truly envious).
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