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BigmanPigman

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8. I hope your union is stronger than mine was.

Reply to dsc (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 07:26 PM

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I was the union rep at my site and our union was very, very weak. It was sooooo frustrating. No one would even consider a strike, until there were no pay increases for 5 years. That was the last straw but the strike's victory was short lived.

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My relatively small school district (1100 teachers) [View all] dsc Wednesday OP

GOP doesn't want educated voters. Billionaires refuse to pay for public education. Irish_Dem Wednesday #1

yeah we went whole hog on vouchers thanks to our gerrymandered legislature dsc Wednesday #2

Only schools will be MAGA religious schools. Irish_Dem Wednesday #3

When I was a teacher in CA the state was responsible for BigmanPigman Wednesday #4

The reason we are getting those teachers is there is a genuine shortage of teachers dsc Wednesday #5

Teacher shortage.... BigmanPigman Wednesday #6

Oh we very much earned that shortage dsc Wednesday #7

I hope your union is stronger than mine was. BigmanPigman Wednesday #8

We aren't allowed to have a union dsc Wednesday #9