Next Weeks Public Sector Strikes

[russell]

Wonder how contractors would react if they were told they had to do an hour or two of work once they got home for no extra money, and were expected to run after-work clubs.

Fine if I got 12 week off, full pay.

[Jeebo72]

That says more about the kind of people you befriend than the education system. Tarring teachers with the public sector brush is totally unwarranted in my experience... obviously there are bad and good ones but the average teacher works harder and cares more than the average contractor, that's for damn sure.

Perhaps that says more about the contractors you surround yourself with. Or the level you operate at. Obviously you know all teachers so can say for certain that the average teacher is hard working. That is for damn sure. What a knob. Learn that your opinion is not fact.

[Jeff Maginty]

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[DodgyAgent]

My train will be lovely and quiet on Wednesday as will the office with parents forced to take the day "working from home".

I feel for the strikers but since the turnout and vote percentage was so low, can't help feeling that the strike is unwarrented.

What time do you travel to work? 10.00 am? that is the time that the public sector workers travel

[TheFaQQer]

My train will be lovely and quiet on Wednesday as will the office with parents forced to take the day "working from home".

I feel for the strikers but since the turnout and vote percentage was so low, can't help feeling that the strike is unwarrented.

If you only ballot the people who are directly, immediately affected then turnout (as a percentage of the entire union membership) is bound to be low. Turnout and support for strike action by those who are directly, immediately impacted is a completely different story.

[DodgyAgent]

That is grossly unfair. Would you put up with the intollerable situation that teachers nowadays face; that of having all of the responsibility for kids but none of the authority to control them? And for the kind of (very modest) money they get paid? Just to confirm: I am not a teacher and have never wanted to be, but I respect those who choose teaching as their profession. It's a far more righteous way to earn a living than many jobs nowadays (don't get me started on bankers!).


Jeff.

A wee bit patronising? and exactly what responsibility do they take? Are their jobs on the line? No

[TheFaQQer]

Fine if I got 12 week off, full pay.

Teachers get paid for the time that they work. That is then averaged over twelve months, so that it's easier to manage (both for the employee and the local authority).

The idea that teachers get paid for lots of holidays is bollocks.

[Jeebo72]

That is grossly unfair. Would you put up with the intollerable situation that teachers nowadays face; that of having all of the responsibility for kids but none of the authority to control them? And for the kind of (very modest) money they get paid? Just to confirm: I am not a teacher and have never wanted to be, but I respect those who choose teaching as their profession. It's a far more righteous way to earn a living than many jobs nowadays (don't get me started on bankers!).


Jeff.

Nope I would not put up with responsibility / authority. But then that's my choice. As is theirs.

The modest salary? It's actually very good given circumstances. Again that's the choice. The pressue in the private sector world is however just as harsh.

I believe teaching is about vocation. And should atract those that want that vocation. Not those that want an easy ride. Which too many are in for.

However, my best man? He's a top bloke, who really cares. Makes an effort. Some of my other friends like the holidays and pension....

[TheFaQQer]

Teachers get paid for the time that they work. That is then averaged over twelve months, so that it's easier to manage (both for the employee and the local authority).

The idea that teachers get paid for lots of holidays is bollocks.

Oh, and that only applies if the teacher is on a permanent contract as well. If they aren't on a permanent contract (and many aren't), then they don't get paid over the holidays.

[d000hg]

All teachers are work shy ******* so they will strike.

Learn that your opinion is not fact.

What a knob.

You certainly are.