Will the WTU illegally strike? Not return on 2/1

[Anonymous]

While I disagree with the last statement I implore you to answer honestly...if you were in that position wouldn't you? Sounds like some projection going on here. Teachers as a profession are some of the least selfish people around. They tolerate lower pay with higher education requirements to do their job but when it comes to wanting to live COVID free suddenly they the most selfish people on the planet. GTFOH. You sound ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

But you're NOT doing all of your teacher job from home; parents are doing a large portion of it for you.

The idiotic wails of “we ARE doing our job, you just may not like it” are what have really pushed me into the “WTF teachers” camp. Can you all just not admit that you are not doing 100% of your job right now? I totally understand why schools closed back in March, but now, many schools have adapted and made teaching in person safe.

Teachers seem to want it all - work from home, free childcare for THEIR children, and to be first in line for the vaccine. Most people didn’t get any one of those things, let alone all three.

This. We're waaaaay past the point when schools should have reopened.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

But you're NOT doing all of your teacher job from home; parents are doing a large portion of it for you.

The idiotic wails of “we ARE doing our job, you just may not like it” are what have really pushed me into the “WTF teachers” camp. Can you all just not admit that you are not doing 100% of your job right now? I totally understand why schools closed back in March, but now, many schools have adapted and made teaching in person safe.

Teachers seem to want it all - work from home, free childcare for THEIR children, and to be first in line for the vaccine. Most people didn’t get any one of those things, let alone all three.

This. We're waaaaay past the point when schools should have reopened.

No I want the bus I take to run so I don't have to spend $25 a day on lyft. All of you are yelling at teachers but have said nothing about other jobs that are running at a much, much lower capacity. But that doesn't matter to you because it has no impact on your life.

You're just as selfish as some teachers, how about you admit that?

Maybe those other jobs don't affect a fundamental societal function and the well-being and future prospects of millions of vulnerable citizens without a strong lobby? This is about what's the right policy when you look at the big picture, not about individual DCUM posters who may or may not be selfish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
OR we can all just

1. Calm TF down.
2. Give time for those who choose to vaccinate to vaccinate.
3. Focus on bringing ALL DCPS buildings up to standard.
4. Finish the year virtual and start planning for another model in the fall.
5. Focus on staying healthy and practicing safe sanitary practices.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the union is preparing to strike.

Source??

Here are the facts, decide for yourself what you think will happen.

1. PERB rules in favor of the WTU, end of October, from the original complaint for violation of the contract, filed in July. DCPS forced to negotiate with WTU (this was a major F-up of DCPS BTW, they had July-Oct to work with union.)
2. DCPS has to abandon early November opening because of PERB ruling, WTU strikes/sick-outs and bizarrely considers it a win.
3. Nov - Now; DCPS kicks all the planning to each school, abandons the staffing survey (cause they had to) which gave teachers a lot of flexibility; WTU plans to sign MOA and then backtracks multiples times until it's filed; asks Elissa Silverman to sponsor a bill (which she does) that is ultimately withdrawn; WTU heavily lobbies city council (now the whole cause the Ed committee has been disbanded); WTU consistently messages its members unsafe, unsafe, unsafe, unsafe so much that who would expect anything other than certain death if returning to school.
4. 1/19 WTU files emergency complaint with PERB to calling for immediate arbitration for what sounds like violations of MOA; arbitration will probably happen next week.

If arbitration rules in favor of DCPS and there is no legal injunction forcing DCPS to change course, what do you think will happen? If you don't believe the back-up plan is a strike, I can't help you.

Stay virtual all year and plan “another model” for fall. Absolutely not. Once the vaccine is an option for teachers, every single teacher should be back. The only “models” for fall should be making sure than 100% of kids who want in person get it. If kids have the option to be vaccinated by fall, then kids should be 100% back too.

[Anonymous]

Of course it isn't because it was thrown on teachers suddenly and there is a learning curve. I would love to see the EOY data comparing how much learning was actually lost for the students that were logging on every day for Zoom and completing their asynch lessons. I bet it will be minimal.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really just curious.

If DCPS’ virtual learning is so completely useless, why are you having your children log into live sessions everyday? It’s pretty obvious you think they are getting something from it. It’s not perfect of course nor is it ideal, but it’s a pandemic and we are all just trying to keep ourselves and our families alive.

Parents are arguing it’s not as effective as in person, not that for every kid it’s totally useless. But for many lower elementary, online learning is ineffective. Does that mean it’s better to have nothing at all? No. But there are lots of aspects of teaching they are lost via online learning. And it has been a year of this, so it’s time to adapt a bit and try to get some kids back in the classroom.

- teacher who knows online learning is not as effective as in person

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

Good to know that you are saying you are disgusted with someone who is likely an essential employee. Teachers are about as effective virtually as doctors are, which is to say... better than nothing but not very. Not every doctor is back, but many are and there are in person doctors for urgent care and emergencies. There is no school equivalent at the vast majority of schools. That’s the problem. Even the urgent and emergency cases are being shunted to the teledoc equivalent. A drop in literacy rates of 10-20% over 6 months is pretty clear proof that teleteaching is failing many.

+1. Even dentists are doing routine checkups and cleanings at this point. It's not just emergency medical care that is available in person.

[Anonymous]

Why? You do realize there we have less than 6 months left of school at this point and a routine has been established? You do realize the the numbers are extremely high right now? You do realize that there are 2 rounds of vaccine required and some people haven't even taken one. I don't understand your hurry. Give it time.

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Anonymous wrote:
OR we can all just

1. Calm TF down.
2. Give time for those who choose to vaccinate to vaccinate.
3. Focus on bringing ALL DCPS buildings up to standard.
4. Finish the year virtual and start planning for another model in the fall.
5. Focus on staying healthy and practicing safe sanitary practices.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the union is preparing to strike.

Source??

Here are the facts, decide for yourself what you think will happen.

1. PERB rules in favor of the WTU, end of October, from the original complaint for violation of the contract, filed in July. DCPS forced to negotiate with WTU (this was a major F-up of DCPS BTW, they had July-Oct to work with union.)
2. DCPS has to abandon early November opening because of PERB ruling, WTU strikes/sick-outs and bizarrely considers it a win.
3. Nov - Now; DCPS kicks all the planning to each school, abandons the staffing survey (cause they had to) which gave teachers a lot of flexibility; WTU plans to sign MOA and then backtracks multiples times until it's filed; asks Elissa Silverman to sponsor a bill (which she does) that is ultimately withdrawn; WTU heavily lobbies city council (now the whole cause the Ed committee has been disbanded); WTU consistently messages its members unsafe, unsafe, unsafe, unsafe so much that who would expect anything other than certain death if returning to school.
4. 1/19 WTU files emergency complaint with PERB to calling for immediate arbitration for what sounds like violations of MOA; arbitration will probably happen next week.

If arbitration rules in favor of DCPS and there is no legal injunction forcing DCPS to change course, what do you think will happen? If you don't believe the back-up plan is a strike, I can't help you.

Stay virtual all year and plan “another model” for fall. Absolutely not. Once the vaccine is an option for teachers, every single teacher should be back. The only “models” for fall should be making sure than 100% of kids who want in person get it. If kids have the option to be vaccinated by fall, then kids should be 100% back too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
OR we can all just

1. Calm TF down.
2. Give time for those who choose to vaccinate to vaccinate.
3. Focus on bringing ALL DCPS buildings up to standard.
4. Finish the year virtual and start planning for another model in the fall.
5. Focus on staying healthy and practicing safe sanitary practices.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the union is preparing to strike.

Source??

Here are the facts, decide for yourself what you think will happen.

1. PERB rules in favor of the WTU, end of October, from the original complaint for violation of the contract, filed in July. DCPS forced to negotiate with WTU (this was a major F-up of DCPS BTW, they had July-Oct to work with union.)
2. DCPS has to abandon early November opening because of PERB ruling, WTU strikes/sick-outs and bizarrely considers it a win.
3. Nov - Now; DCPS kicks all the planning to each school, abandons the staffing survey (cause they had to) which gave teachers a lot of flexibility; WTU plans to sign MOA and then backtracks multiples times until it's filed; asks Elissa Silverman to sponsor a bill (which she does) that is ultimately withdrawn; WTU heavily lobbies city council (now the whole cause the Ed committee has been disbanded); WTU consistently messages its members unsafe, unsafe, unsafe, unsafe so much that who would expect anything other than certain death if returning to school.
4. 1/19 WTU files emergency complaint with PERB to calling for immediate arbitration for what sounds like violations of MOA; arbitration will probably happen next week.

If arbitration rules in favor of DCPS and there is no legal injunction forcing DCPS to change course, what do you think will happen? If you don't believe the back-up plan is a strike, I can't help you.

Stay virtual all year and plan “another model” for fall. Absolutely not. Once the vaccine is an option for teachers, every single teacher should be back. The only “models” for fall should be making sure than 100% of kids who want in person get it. If kids have the option to be vaccinated by fall, then kids should be 100% back too.

This! "Planning another model for fall" doesn't bode well...

[Anonymous]

The gag is that everything you just mentioned starts at home and not in a public building.

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Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

But you're NOT doing all of your teacher job from home; parents are doing a large portion of it for you.

The idiotic wails of “we ARE doing our job, you just may not like it” are what have really pushed me into the “WTF teachers” camp. Can you all just not admit that you are not doing 100% of your job right now? I totally understand why schools closed back in March, but now, many schools have adapted and made teaching in person safe.

Teachers seem to want it all - work from home, free childcare for THEIR children, and to be first in line for the vaccine. Most people didn’t get any one of those things, let alone all three.

This. We're waaaaay past the point when schools should have reopened.

No I want the bus I take to run so I don't have to spend $25 a day on lyft. All of you are yelling at teachers but have said nothing about other jobs that are running at a much, much lower capacity. But that doesn't matter to you because it has no impact on your life.

You're just as selfish as some teachers, how about you admit that?

Maybe those other jobs don't affect a fundamental societal function and the well-being and future prospects of millions of vulnerable citizens without a strong lobby? This is about what's the right policy when you look at the big picture, not about individual DCUM posters who may or may not be selfish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
OR we can all just

1. Calm TF down.
2. Give time for those who choose to vaccinate to vaccinate.
3. Focus on bringing ALL DCPS buildings up to standard.
4. Finish the year virtual and start planning for another model in the fall.
5. Focus on staying healthy and practicing safe sanitary practices.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the union is preparing to strike.

Source??

Here are the facts, decide for yourself what you think will happen.

1. PERB rules in favor of the WTU, end of October, from the original complaint for violation of the contract, filed in July. DCPS forced to negotiate with WTU (this was a major F-up of DCPS BTW, they had July-Oct to work with union.)
2. DCPS has to abandon early November opening because of PERB ruling, WTU strikes/sick-outs and bizarrely considers it a win.
3. Nov - Now; DCPS kicks all the planning to each school, abandons the staffing survey (cause they had to) which gave teachers a lot of flexibility; WTU plans to sign MOA and then backtracks multiples times until it's filed; asks Elissa Silverman to sponsor a bill (which she does) that is ultimately withdrawn; WTU heavily lobbies city council (now the whole cause the Ed committee has been disbanded); WTU consistently messages its members unsafe, unsafe, unsafe, unsafe so much that who would expect anything other than certain death if returning to school.
4. 1/19 WTU files emergency complaint with PERB to calling for immediate arbitration for what sounds like violations of MOA; arbitration will probably happen next week.

If arbitration rules in favor of DCPS and there is no legal injunction forcing DCPS to change course, what do you think will happen? If you don't believe the back-up plan is a strike, I can't help you.

you lost me at “choose to vaccinate.” there should be no quarter for DCPS teachers and staff that turn down vaccination and refuse go return to work.

[Anonymous]

Neither do the current models. Why rush to do something that we know doesn't work when you can plan for something that is better? This is the problem.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OR we can all just

1. Calm TF down.
2. Give time for those who choose to vaccinate to vaccinate.
3. Focus on bringing ALL DCPS buildings up to standard.
4. Finish the year virtual and start planning for another model in the fall.
5. Focus on staying healthy and practicing safe sanitary practices.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the union is preparing to strike.

Source??

Here are the facts, decide for yourself what you think will happen.

1. PERB rules in favor of the WTU, end of October, from the original complaint for violation of the contract, filed in July. DCPS forced to negotiate with WTU (this was a major F-up of DCPS BTW, they had July-Oct to work with union.)
2. DCPS has to abandon early November opening because of PERB ruling, WTU strikes/sick-outs and bizarrely considers it a win.
3. Nov - Now; DCPS kicks all the planning to each school, abandons the staffing survey (cause they had to) which gave teachers a lot of flexibility; WTU plans to sign MOA and then backtracks multiples times until it's filed; asks Elissa Silverman to sponsor a bill (which she does) that is ultimately withdrawn; WTU heavily lobbies city council (now the whole cause the Ed committee has been disbanded); WTU consistently messages its members unsafe, unsafe, unsafe, unsafe so much that who would expect anything other than certain death if returning to school.
4. 1/19 WTU files emergency complaint with PERB to calling for immediate arbitration for what sounds like violations of MOA; arbitration will probably happen next week.

If arbitration rules in favor of DCPS and there is no legal injunction forcing DCPS to change course, what do you think will happen? If you don't believe the back-up plan is a strike, I can't help you.

Stay virtual all year and plan “another model” for fall. Absolutely not. Once the vaccine is an option for teachers, every single teacher should be back. The only “models” for fall should be making sure than 100% of kids who want in person get it. If kids have the option to be vaccinated by fall, then kids should be 100% back too.

This! "Planning another model for fall" doesn't bode well...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course it isn't because it was thrown on teachers suddenly and there is a learning curve. I would love to see the EOY data comparing how much learning was actually lost for the students that were logging on every day for Zoom and completing their asynch lessons. I bet it will be minimal.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really just curious.

If DCPS’ virtual learning is so completely useless, why are you having your children log into live sessions everyday? It’s pretty obvious you think they are getting something from it. It’s not perfect of course nor is it ideal, but it’s a pandemic and we are all just trying to keep ourselves and our families alive.

Parents are arguing it’s not as effective as in person, not that for every kid it’s totally useless. But for many lower elementary, online learning is ineffective. Does that mean it’s better to have nothing at all? No. But there are lots of aspects of teaching they are lost via online learning. And it has been a year of this, so it’s time to adapt a bit and try to get some kids back in the classroom.

- teacher who knows online learning is not as effective as in person

No, what you need to compare is how the kids who didn't log on would have done if school had been in person. The fact that many never log on is a massive part of the problem is absolutely due to the inadequacy of the virtual format to serve these kids due to their circumstances. You can't just say "what I'm doing is fine if those who have the discipline and support to follow along with the virtual format are doing fine". Your job isn't limited to serving those kids.

[Anonymous]

And you are getting this data from where?

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Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

Good to know that you are saying you are disgusted with someone who is likely an essential employee. Teachers are about as effective virtually as doctors are, which is to say... better than nothing but not very. Not every doctor is back, but many are and there are in person doctors for urgent care and emergencies. There is no school equivalent at the vast majority of schools. That’s the problem. Even the urgent and emergency cases are being shunted to the teledoc equivalent. A drop in literacy rates of 10-20% over 6 months is pretty clear proof that teleteaching is failing many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Neither do the current models. Why rush to do something that we know doesn't work when you can plan for something that is better? This is the problem.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OR we can all just

1. Calm TF down.
2. Give time for those who choose to vaccinate to vaccinate.
3. Focus on bringing ALL DCPS buildings up to standard.
4. Finish the year virtual and start planning for another model in the fall.
5. Focus on staying healthy and practicing safe sanitary practices.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the union is preparing to strike.

Source??

Here are the facts, decide for yourself what you think will happen.

1. PERB rules in favor of the WTU, end of October, from the original complaint for violation of the contract, filed in July. DCPS forced to negotiate with WTU (this was a major F-up of DCPS BTW, they had July-Oct to work with union.)
2. DCPS has to abandon early November opening because of PERB ruling, WTU strikes/sick-outs and bizarrely considers it a win.
3. Nov - Now; DCPS kicks all the planning to each school, abandons the staffing survey (cause they had to) which gave teachers a lot of flexibility; WTU plans to sign MOA and then backtracks multiples times until it's filed; asks Elissa Silverman to sponsor a bill (which she does) that is ultimately withdrawn; WTU heavily lobbies city council (now the whole cause the Ed committee has been disbanded); WTU consistently messages its members unsafe, unsafe, unsafe, unsafe so much that who would expect anything other than certain death if returning to school.
4. 1/19 WTU files emergency complaint with PERB to calling for immediate arbitration for what sounds like violations of MOA; arbitration will probably happen next week.

If arbitration rules in favor of DCPS and there is no legal injunction forcing DCPS to change course, what do you think will happen? If you don't believe the back-up plan is a strike, I can't help you.

Stay virtual all year and plan “another model” for fall. Absolutely not. Once the vaccine is an option for teachers, every single teacher should be back. The only “models” for fall should be making sure than 100% of kids who want in person get it. If kids have the option to be vaccinated by fall, then kids should be 100% back too.

This! "Planning another model for fall" doesn't bode well...

What do you mean doesn't work? In person school during the pandemic has been working just fine in other places.

[Anonymous]

What you are saying doesn't make sense. You can't make kids work in person and you can't make them work at home. If you can put them on a school bus and drop them off to school on time what is the difference?

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Anonymous wrote:Of course it isn't because it was thrown on teachers suddenly and there is a learning curve. I would love to see the EOY data comparing how much learning was actually lost for the students that were logging on every day for Zoom and completing their asynch lessons. I bet it will be minimal.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m really just curious.

If DCPS’ virtual learning is so completely useless, why are you having your children log into live sessions everyday? It’s pretty obvious you think they are getting something from it. It’s not perfect of course nor is it ideal, but it’s a pandemic and we are all just trying to keep ourselves and our families alive.

Parents are arguing it’s not as effective as in person, not that for every kid it’s totally useless. But for many lower elementary, online learning is ineffective. Does that mean it’s better to have nothing at all? No. But there are lots of aspects of teaching they are lost via online learning. And it has been a year of this, so it’s time to adapt a bit and try to get some kids back in the classroom.

- teacher who knows online learning is not as effective as in person

No, what you need to compare is how the kids who didn't log on would have done if school had been in person. The fact that many never log on is a massive part of the problem is absolutely due to the inadequacy of the virtual format to serve these kids due to their circumstances. You can't just say "what I'm doing is fine if those who have the discipline and support to follow along with the virtual format are doing fine". Your job isn't limited to serving those kids.

[Anonymous]

You have got to be kidding? An employer FORCING their employees to participate in a medical procedure. Some of you frighten me. Who is selfish now?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OR we can all just

1. Calm TF down.
2. Give time for those who choose to vaccinate to vaccinate.
3. Focus on bringing ALL DCPS buildings up to standard.
4. Finish the year virtual and start planning for another model in the fall.
5. Focus on staying healthy and practicing safe sanitary practices.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the union is preparing to strike.

Source??

Here are the facts, decide for yourself what you think will happen.

1. PERB rules in favor of the WTU, end of October, from the original complaint for violation of the contract, filed in July. DCPS forced to negotiate with WTU (this was a major F-up of DCPS BTW, they had July-Oct to work with union.)
2. DCPS has to abandon early November opening because of PERB ruling, WTU strikes/sick-outs and bizarrely considers it a win.
3. Nov - Now; DCPS kicks all the planning to each school, abandons the staffing survey (cause they had to) which gave teachers a lot of flexibility; WTU plans to sign MOA and then backtracks multiples times until it's filed; asks Elissa Silverman to sponsor a bill (which she does) that is ultimately withdrawn; WTU heavily lobbies city council (now the whole cause the Ed committee has been disbanded); WTU consistently messages its members unsafe, unsafe, unsafe, unsafe so much that who would expect anything other than certain death if returning to school.
4. 1/19 WTU files emergency complaint with PERB to calling for immediate arbitration for what sounds like violations of MOA; arbitration will probably happen next week.

If arbitration rules in favor of DCPS and there is no legal injunction forcing DCPS to change course, what do you think will happen? If you don't believe the back-up plan is a strike, I can't help you.

you lost me at “choose to vaccinate.” there should be no quarter for DCPS teachers and staff that turn down vaccination and refuse go return to work.