If teachers strike nationally, could they bring the NRA to its knees?

[Anonymous]

NRA has no knees so no it wouldn’t work at all. We will simply have more uneducated kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think this would be very difficult, if not impossible to orchestrate. States such as VA don't allow pubic employees to collectively strike. It's against the law.

Who cares?

I would. I need to know that I have a job to come back to.

[Anonymous]

If an entire state or even if an entire county did this, they aren't going to be able to replace us all. This is in the works people. I'd start thinking of at least some kind of back up childcare for late April-whenever. But I suspect it won't take that long. I give legislators a week before they cave. Teachers have mega power if we use it right. Now is the time to use it and this is the right thing to use it for. April 20th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this would be very difficult, if not impossible to orchestrate. States such as VA don't allow pubic employees to collectively strike. It's against the law.

Who cares?

You wouldn't care about sacrificing your job?

They can't fire everyone. Maybe we could put the union to good use for the first time ever.

Especially if the majority of parents support it, I don't see what they could possibly do about it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Explain the logic? How or why would the NRA care? Maybe politicians would care? I really want to support this but it needs to be effective. Help me!

The NRA will never care. But congress might.

I'm not OP, but my idea would be that the teachers would continue to do childcare in the classrooms but refuse to actually teach. Since an uneducated population affects everyone (not just parents and students), theoretically the government should care about it. Was that what you had in mind, OP?

That is a terrible idea. The whole point of the strike would have to be that teaching has become too dangerous and they’re striking for safer working conditions. It’s a little hard argue that when you’re sitting in the school with your students.

Okay, that's a fair point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If an entire state or even if an entire county did this, they aren't going to be able to replace us all. This is in the works people. I'd start thinking of at least some kind of back up childcare for late April-whenever. But I suspect it won't take that long. I give legislators a week before they cave. Teachers have mega power if we use it right. Now is the time to use it and this is the right thing to use it for. April 20th.

What are the specific demands, do you know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If an entire state or even if an entire county did this, they aren't going to be able to replace us all. This is in the works people. I'd start thinking of at least some kind of back up childcare for late April-whenever. But I suspect it won't take that long. I give legislators a week before they cave. Teachers have mega power if we use it right. Now is the time to use it and this is the right thing to use it for. April 20th.

You're not going to get all teachers to agree to this. No way.

In the past we haven't even been able to get a substantial number of county (Fairfax) teachers to participate in a "work to the rule" work action.

[Anonymous]

Would teachers get paid while on strike? Hope not!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Explain the logic? How or why would the NRA care? Maybe politicians would care? I really want to support this but it needs to be effective. Help me!

The NRA will never care. But congress might.

I'm not OP, but my idea would be that the teachers would continue to do childcare in the classrooms but refuse to actually teach. Since an uneducated population affects everyone (not just parents and students), theoretically the government should care about it. Was that what you had in mind, OP?

So we harm children, not just a little, but enough that even the Republicans care, to demonstrate that we want to make things safer for children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d support that and be willing to take my vacation to watch other people’s kids who didn’t have coverage

+1

I proudly live in a neighborhood that would coordinate childcare

[Anonymous]

I completely support this but I think it's unfair to put the burden on teachers. What can we do as parents to accomplish something similar? Keep our kids out of school? Refuse all testing? Link arms and prevent students from entering the school? I'm game but I don't know what is effective.

*Obviously, voting for and donating to those who promote gun safety legislation is a given, before we do the rest of this. I'm thinking about telling my reps I only vote for incumbents who introduce gun safety legislation.

[Anonymous]

Why are you putting the responsibility to strike squarely on teachers shoulders? Why push them to risk their jobs and livelihoods and take a stand about an issue that is much wider than them?

These are you children and mine in the classroom. If there should be a strike, it should be a national strike of all parents, not just teachers, and all those who support the gun control issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Explain the logic? How or why would the NRA care? Maybe politicians would care? I really want to support this but it needs to be effective. Help me!

The NRA will never care. But congress might.

I'm not OP, but my idea would be that the teachers would continue to do childcare in the classrooms but refuse to actually teach. Since an uneducated population affects everyone (not just parents and students), theoretically the government should care about it. Was that what you had in mind, OP?

So we harm children, not just a little, but enough that even the Republicans care, to demonstrate that we want to make things safer for children?

Harm children? Newtown and Parkland children were harmed quite a lot.

Ban assault rifles that would be specific and helpful in preventing massacres of children and teachers at schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Explain the logic? How or why would the NRA care? Maybe politicians would care? I really want to support this but it needs to be effective. Help me!

The NRA will never care. But congress might.

I'm not OP, but my idea would be that the teachers would continue to do childcare in the classrooms but refuse to actually teach. Since an uneducated population affects everyone (not just parents and students), theoretically the government should care about it. Was that what you had in mind, OP?

If teachers are with students, they will teach. We can’t help it. And we’re not interested in simply providing childcare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I completely support this but I think it's unfair to put the burden on teachers. What can we do as parents to accomplish something similar? Keep our kids out of school? Refuse all testing? Link arms and prevent students from entering the school? I'm game but I don't know what is effective.

*Obviously, voting for and donating to those who promote gun safety legislation is a given, before we do the rest of this. I'm thinking about telling my reps I only vote for incumbents who introduce gun safety legislation.

Keeping kids out of schools or refusing testing doesn’t affect the decisions makers, it only hurts the schools. A strike would be big enough news to get attention, but unfortunately I doubt it would be successful and my concern would be that some teachers might be at greater risk from people who are mad the teachers used their kids as pawns to try to take away their guns.