3.7% pay cut for DCPS teachers for SY 19-20

[Anonymous]

This is not a pay cut. You folks need to learn your math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

I sure hope the OP does not teach math in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

I sure hope the OP does not teach math in DC

Right? And just basic common sense. Does anyone actually think the teacher's union would allow an arbitrary pay cut of 3.7%? I can believe that the manner of changing the pay periods might be more or less desirable to employees and could have tax implications in some cases, but you can't just arbitrarily cut pay.

[Anonymous]

But you can arbitrarily extend the number of weeks in a year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

I sure hope the OP does not teach math in DC

+1 This is frightening.

[Anonymous]

Yes. it is frightening that DCPS has the power to add two weeks to a calendar year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But you can arbitrarily extend the number of weeks in a year

huh? did we add more instructional time to 2019-2020?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

Um, yes it is.

The letter that OP wuoted begins:
“School Year 2019-2020 begins one pay period later than the school year started for School Year 2018-2019.”

That is why there is a ‘gap’ pay period.

[Anonymous]

^^ For further evidence, look at the calendar. In the recent years school has started around August 20; this year it is August 26.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

I sure hope the OP does not teach math in DC

Not sure if he teaches math but I guarantee this was posted by one of the Union president candidates who sent an email that was similar. Supposedly $19 million went missing during his tenure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

They ate getting the same pay for a year of work.

The reason that pay is spread out over an additional week is the gap week (the week the ‘factory’ closes). They aren’t earning pay during the gap week, but they are getting a check during that week from part of the pay they will earn over the following year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

Um, yes it is.

The letter that OP wuoted begins:
“School Year 2019-2020 begins one pay period later than the school year started for School Year 2018-2019.”

That is why there is a ‘gap’ pay period.

They're still getting paid the same amount of money for the same amount of work. Not sure why this is so hard to understand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s like the factory shut down for a week — nobody works, nobody gets paid* — but then everything goes back to normal. The workers don’t get a ‘pay cut,’ but they did miss out on a week of work and the associated pay.

Um, no, it is not. They getting the same pay for the same hours, but it's spread out over 27 pay periods instead of 26. Why is this hard to understand??

Um, yes it is.

The letter that OP wuoted begins:
“School Year 2019-2020 begins one pay period later than the school year started for School Year 2018-2019.”

That is why there is a ‘gap’ pay period.

They're still getting paid the same amount of money for the same amount of work. Not sure why this is so hard to understand?

It’s not. It’s WTU election season. -Embarrassed DCPS teacher

[Anonymous]

Do teachers earn an annual salary or not?