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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looks like they’re still considering a strike. https://www.wtulocal6.net/wtu_teachers_want_to_go_back_to_school[/quote] Oh no! Let have another 30 pages where everyone says the same thing over and over again until nothing happens. Then let’s find a new wtu outrage and start over. [/quote] what’s your agenda?[/quote] How many teachers participated in a strike today? The one everyone was worried about on Dcum?[/quote] This is deliberately obtuse. The WTU is talking about a strike. They continue to talk about a strike as of today, as cited above. (Yeah, they are not saying the word "strike" because they want to have some magic ability to say not coming to work or not working to the terms of their contract in a collective way is not a "strike" but please.)[/quote] Ok after numerous threads and lots of hysterics on both sides, how many teachers participated in the non-strike, collective action, but not a strike strike? The union can talk all they want. They are not striking/non-striking. Lots of people on this page are going to have to stop salivating over this. It’s not happening. [/quote] Again, this is deliberately obtuse. There was no collective action called for today by WTU, although they continue to discuss it. Ergo, no one participated in a collective action that was not called today. This does not mean one will not be called for later in the week. I mean, I hope the union doesn't strike (or "strike"). But given they keep negotiating in bad faith and don't seem to accept the results of the recent arbiter's ruling, I wouldn't be surprised if they did.[/quote] They are not and will not strike. Stop trying to stoke fear [/quote] They said today they are considering taking a strike vote. That's straight from their press release. It's just facts.[/quote] Liz Davis said today that the executive board will vote on what they want to do next. A strike vote, which is not illegal or binding in any way, is just one option. She also said she was instructing teachers to return to work today! It’s honestly ridiculous the number of parents that are absolutely wishing for a teacher strike. It seems like more parents than teachers! Do you want your kids in school or not?! [/quote] It's honestly ridiculous that you can somehow blame concern about strikes on parents, instead of the union. Which is, you know, threatening to strike (like they did in November). [/quote] Right? It's the worst logic! "Teachers didn't strike!" "Actually they did in November!" "But they're not striking now!" "They're discussing striking!" "You can't talk about them striking!" "Why?" "Because they're not striking a this very moment!" "But teachers are talking about striking." "That doesn't mean YOU can talk about striking!" ...apparently only teachers can talk about striking, and parents are forced to only think about the present, and not potential futures. [/quote] Do you know how a strike vote works, sweetie? Maybe try getting off the Internet and picking up a book. Just because the exec board discusses a strike vote doesn’t mean there will be a strike. It doesn’t even mean there will be a vote! Teachers are literally TEACHING IN PERSON CLASSES RIGHT NOW! Some of you will just never be happy.[/quote] Actually yes, because I was a union leader for a much larger union. We would not engage in this sort of saber-rattling unless we thought an actual strike was possible; otherwise, we would be compromising our power and negotiating position. If you threaten an action that you are not capable of or willing to do, you demonstrate your weakness and lack of solidarity to management. Your argument seems to be that they are considering a strike but that we should not be concerned that one may be impending. This only makes sense if the WTU is only slightly better at negotiating than a ripe cantaloupe, although I admit that this is a distinct possibility.[/quote] With your experience, I'd be interested in your impression of the WTU leadership actions the past few months. I haven't watched closely the whole time, but much of what I've seen has been closer to your "ripe cantaloupe" end of the scale in terms of messaging and getting outmaneuvered. It's hard to imagine other unions blindly walking themslves into the same situations.[/quote] I concur. Liz Davis is leading the union to its downfall. [/quote]
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