Well, as Molly Palmer succinctly spelled out in her email to Mike Panther, we the public, are too ignorant to understand the full implications of the teacher’s strike and back to work agreement, which I guess is true enough. She or someone else should have written a more educational article outlining what exactly was at stake for the taxpayers and the school system. Her unprofessional email certainly sounded very hostile to the teachers, who had the audacity to strike for benefits, and it sounds like she wants to cut the nose off District 205 to spite its face! ….to make sure that the teachers never strike again! I’ve been a union worker most of my life, and I’m appalled at her angry tone toward the teachers, GEA, and the public that “supported the teachers”. Sometimes “we can’t change” conditions, as employees, unless we utilize our strike rights. Molly says that, “restoring those days won’t lead to healing”, but I think she’s wrong, and from my limited understanding of the issues, I say: add back the six days and let’s move forward without rancor. (And lift the ban on retired teacher, Jim Jacobs, from school properties; for his peaceful “demonstration” last month; because really, who is ever banned forever for such an act? That’s just being petty!)
Oct 17 2014
Do you support the continued efforts of of the Restore 174 group?
Well, as Molly Palmer succinctly spelled out in her email to Mike Panther, we the public, are too ignorant to understand the full implications of the teacher’s strike and back to work agreement, which I guess is true enough. She or someone else should have written a more educational article outlining what exactly was at stake for the taxpayers and the school system. Her unprofessional email certainly sounded very hostile to the teachers, who had the audacity to strike for benefits, and it sounds like she wants to cut the nose off District 205 to spite its face! ….to make sure that the teachers never strike again! I’ve been a union worker most of my life, and I’m appalled at her angry tone toward the teachers, GEA, and the public that “supported the teachers”. Sometimes “we can’t change” conditions, as employees, unless we utilize our strike rights. Molly says that, “restoring those days won’t lead to healing”, but I think she’s wrong, and from my limited understanding of the issues, I say: add back the six days and let’s move forward without rancor. (And lift the ban on retired teacher, Jim Jacobs, from school properties; for his peaceful “demonstration” last month; because really, who is ever banned forever for such an act? That’s just being petty!)
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