WTU meeting updates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

But we aren't even quite there yet, are we? I hope so with the member poll. I am glad you had the level of confidence (or insider knowledge) - I am not on the Facebook teacher's page; maybe that's why? Because I've been to all of the virtual meetings and the atmosphere there is much much different. Up until last night I was under the impression that the 150 quorum had the power to decide for all of us because the leadership did not indicate otherwise. And that same quorum voted and approved the first strike (the mental health day) that had pretty high participation in elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

Brave of you to take a victory lap now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

it was a strike, obviously. hopefully you’re not the PP claiming to have such great insight, because claiming that a sick-out expressly planned as a collective action was not a strike is pretty dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

DCPS filed a complaint against the union and called it a strike, which it was. Had it not been rescinded based on the terms of the MOA the PERB would have ruled on as a strike and fined the union. That was part of the terms of the MOA. I'm not sure if you are being intentionally clueless, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

DCPS filed a complaint against the union and called it a strike, which it was. Had it not been rescinded based on the terms of the MOA the PERB would have ruled on as a strike and fined the union. That was part of the terms of the MOA. I'm not sure if you are being intentionally clueless, lol.

Not every collective action is a strike, even if DCPS calls it one. Not even half of the teachers participated in it.

All of the keyboard warriors on this forum love acting like they know everything about unions, it’s hilarious and frankly kind of pathetic. You think union members get sick leave when they strike? You think students have asynchronous work assigned to them during a teacher strike? Please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

DCPS filed a complaint against the union and called it a strike, which it was. Had it not been rescinded based on the terms of the MOA the PERB would have ruled on as a strike and fined the union. That was part of the terms of the MOA. I'm not sure if you are being intentionally clueless, lol.

Not every collective action is a strike, even if DCPS calls it one. Not even half of the teachers participated in it.

All of the keyboard warriors on this forum love acting like they know everything about unions, it’s hilarious and frankly kind of pathetic. You think union members get sick leave when they strike? You think students have asynchronous work assigned to them during a teacher strike? Please.

Not every collective action short of a strike is legal, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

DCPS filed a complaint against the union and called it a strike, which it was. Had it not been rescinded based on the terms of the MOA the PERB would have ruled on as a strike and fined the union. That was part of the terms of the MOA. I'm not sure if you are being intentionally clueless, lol.

Not every collective action is a strike, even if DCPS calls it one. Not even half of the teachers participated in it.

All of the keyboard warriors on this forum love acting like they know everything about unions, it’s hilarious and frankly kind of pathetic. You think union members get sick leave when they strike? You think students have asynchronous work assigned to them during a teacher strike? Please.

Not every collective action short of a strike is legal, though.

But what is illegal is the strike which it was not.

[Anonymous]

I’m really sorry all you union haters are not getting what you want.

[Anonymous]

It was a quasi-strike. It actually probably would have been ruled as a violation of the contract by the PERB, which is obviously why the union insisted on the MOA covering it. (If the union was so sure it wasn't a strike and was no problem at all, why is it mentioned in the MOA do you think?) Also, the asych worked my kids' teacher assigned was "use your apps for at least 1 hours;" so, no, that doesn't = showing up to class. Also, that same teacher told her entire K class that she went to Disney World for Christmas, so I'm sure she's petrified of dying if she has to teach in person. Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

DCPS filed a complaint against the union and called it a strike, which it was. Had it not been rescinded based on the terms of the MOA the PERB would have ruled on as a strike and fined the union. That was part of the terms of the MOA. I'm not sure if you are being intentionally clueless, lol.

Not every collective action is a strike, even if DCPS calls it one. Not even half of the teachers participated in it.

All of the keyboard warriors on this forum love acting like they know everything about unions, it’s hilarious and frankly kind of pathetic. You think union members get sick leave when they strike? You think students have asynchronous work assigned to them during a teacher strike? Please.

it was a strike, obviously. it’s honestly painful to know you must be a DCPS teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have said on this and every single other thread for the past 4 months that the union was NOT going to strike. I’ve been called names, told I was dumb and didn’t understand how I junk a worker, told teachers are disgusting people etc. The only people on this board who have been ruling people up like this have a alternative agenda.

I’m so concerned that people in this educated of an area can fall for fake news and trolls just like lower educated areas. It really is concerning.

they did strike in November- did you miss that? And they are literally taking a poll on striking now.

They didn’t strike lol
That’s like saying you skipped school when you’re mom called you in sick!

DCPS filed a complaint against the union and called it a strike, which it was. Had it not been rescinded based on the terms of the MOA the PERB would have ruled on as a strike and fined the union. That was part of the terms of the MOA. I'm not sure if you are being intentionally clueless, lol.

Not every collective action is a strike, even if DCPS calls it one. Not even half of the teachers participated in it.

All of the keyboard warriors on this forum love acting like they know everything about unions, it’s hilarious and frankly kind of pathetic. You think union members get sick leave when they strike? You think students have asynchronous work assigned to them during a teacher strike? Please.

it was a strike, obviously. it’s honestly painful to know you must be a DCPS teacher.

You can call it a strike if you want, but it's honestly painful to know you must not be a labor and employment lawyer. A one-day sick-out is a collective action, true, but it is not a strike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a quasi-strike. It actually probably would have been ruled as a violation of the contract by the PERB, which is obviously why the union insisted on the MOA covering it. (If the union was so sure it wasn't a strike and was no problem at all, why is it mentioned in the MOA do you think?) Also, the asych worked my kids' teacher assigned was "use your apps for at least 1 hours;" so, no, that doesn't = showing up to class. Also, that same teacher told her entire K class that she went to Disney World for Christmas, so I'm sure she's petrified of dying if she has to teach in person. Give me a break.

Was D world even open?

And they had them drop that in exchange that the WTU drop something too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a quasi-strike. It actually probably would have been ruled as a violation of the contract by the PERB, which is obviously why the union insisted on the MOA covering it. (If the union was so sure it wasn't a strike and was no problem at all, why is it mentioned in the MOA do you think?) Also, the asych worked my kids' teacher assigned was "use your apps for at least 1 hours;" so, no, that doesn't = showing up to class. Also, that same teacher told her entire K class that she went to Disney World for Christmas, so I'm sure she's petrified of dying if she has to teach in person. Give me a break.

Was D world even open?

And they had them drop that in exchange that the WTU drop something too.

I'm not sure what this means? If you just mean the inclusion of the mental health day not being a violation in the MOA was negotiated, I agree. I just mean that the WTU put it in there because they knew the PERB would likely rule against them on that point.

As for Disney World, according to this teacher it was. She also went somewhere that had a brand new Harry Potter ride that she described in detail as kids were sharing about having read Harry Potter over the break. Anyway, this teacher is a nice person and she is going back in person this week (called back; didn't volunteer)... but she also participated in the "mental health" day and sharing about Disney World was so beyond tone deaf that it caught be completely off guard. (This is a class where the vast majority of kids haven't been travelling and have been taking precautions.)