The teachers aren't working out of pure consideration for families. That's just nonsense. They're working because they like their jobs, the pay is good and they have bills to pay. They're still being paid. It's not like there's any hardship on the teachers waiting for a contract. The unions made out pretty good too, having millions put into their pockets due to the delays in bargaining.

Management doesn't choose to put kids last.

Unions make that choice.

The Federal Liberals have nothing to do with it....Kathleen's days are numbered. One of these days, Queen's Park will get tired of these games and holding kids hostage will be a thing of the past.

hmm, fun topic we have going here, i'll just leave this here.

When has a union ever refused to send a labour dispute to arbitration in Canadian history? Ever?

for the record, though, Marx was a racist, and the USSR did kill millions. correct me if i'm wrong but didn't both Marx and Bakunin get kicked out of the First Internationale partly for their anti-Jewish sentiments?

let's see how many squares Bart can ping before this thread is dead!

Why are you singling Bart out? I would go on the record to say that the vast majority of people on CKA would say that communism was a failed experiment.

Many of the middle of the roaders, and left of centers on this forum served in the armed forces and were willing to risk their lives against communism. We wasted many years and billions of dollars fighting against this bullshit.

I cheered when Humphrey was chosen
My faith in the system restored
I'm glad the commies were thrown out
of the AFL-CIO board
I love Puerto Ricans and Negros
as long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal!

No one has been able to make it work, no one.

Look at all the good we could have accopmlished if we were free to spend that money fighting diseases like cancer.

Communism was a cancer. We fought it, and we won.

That money could have been better spent advancing the world of science, and medicine. We could have had permeant settlements on other planets by now if we weren't busy wasting our time fighting this commie bullshit.

You remind me of that redneck in the south waving his confederate battle flag. His battle is over. Long over. He lost. So did you. Suck it up and deal. The world has moved on. We have passed you by. We have new battles to fight now. You have been relegated to the pages of history. Is it the B or the buy that you don't get?

"Permanent settlements on other planets"?

Wouldn't have even gotten to the fucking moon.

No one that lived under communism wants to return to it.

let me do a little experiment.

i'm the president of the United States.

do you believe me?

Today, someone said to me "I don't see what you are all worried about, you guys get paid while you strike. Your union covers that!!"

I am writing this piece now to clear the air and dispel any myths the public at large has about our rotating strikes this week:

Firstly, we will NOT be getting paid for our strike days, not one single red cent. Can you please step back for a moment and imagine the power that my last sentence carries? Teachers across the province voted to GIVE UP six days salary to protest cuts in education. We are relinquishing 2.5 percent of our yearly salary in order to stand with our colleagues and say ENOUGH, we can not, and will not take any more!

I AM GIVING UP MY SALARY to protest against our government's decision to increase class size at the elementary level to as many as 40 children per room.

I AM GIVING UP MY SALARY to refuse the 'uncoding' of special needs children. Our government wants to pretend that these students no longer have special needs, essentially cutting all resource budgets and personnel hired to provide special services for them in the classroom.

I AM GIVING UP MY SALARY because if our government gets their way, all teachers and support staff hired as of 2010 will lose their jobs, because classrooms filled to capacity with children who no longer need support will no longer require added staff to work in our schools.

WE ARE GIVING UP OUR SALARIES so that our craft be recognized. We are not babysitters. We are men and women with university degrees who specialize in educating children. We do this with passion and with determination every single day. We do more than what is outlined in the Education Act. We are teachers, but we are also mothers and fathers, psychologists, mediators, nurses and therapists to those children who share our rooms with us. Not just once in awhile.....every single day.
We go above and beyond what is contractually required of us because we care. We love what we do. We are committed to the education and well being of each and every one of our students. Giving up 6 days of our salary to change conditions for learning in each and every classroom for the better is a huge commitment. It shows just how much we are willing to fight for your children. For their learning.

WE ARE ALL GIVING UP OUR SALARIES. Each and every one of us. Many of whom will suffer financially for a long time as a result of this strike. The state of education is in of chaos. Our budgets are being cut, our buildings are in disrepair and children with special needs are only increasing in our classrooms, with less and less in terms of resources to help them succeed. We are giving up our salary because we cannot take any more.

Please stand with us this week. For your children, for their schools, for their learning and for their future.

‪#‎weneedtotalk‬

Stacey Monk
MTA member
Cedarcrest school

You wouldn't make it nor be alive.