thank you, to all the posts above. the american middle/lower class loves to fight against itself rather than the bigger forces that are actually at play. the guy making 50k ranting and raving about the person making 62k, rather than the C suite person making 5 million. this is the way the elite like it. so yea, lets blame the teachers who have had the foresight to fight for their own self interest, rather than taking the appropriate steps to advance your own. unions could come back tomorrow if the american working class wanted them to (and the reality is the vast majority of office workers are indeed working class wage slaves). but its more fun to demonize your own neighbors as "greedy" for having the audacity to ask for COL increases (which despite what TUP claims, private sector workers do generally get at a minimum) and better working conditions. leave it to the average american to actively fight against their own self interests.
for those complaining, what is your definition of a "fair" salary and benefits for a teacher? why should they not be allowed to live a middle class life in a city that they are helping educate, and are living in? no one is getting wealthy off of being a middle school teacher. and this is coming from a private sector worker. i value the work our teachers do, its FAR more important to the world than what i do all day (marketing). they deserve everything they get and then some. if i could join a union in my industry i would in a heartbeat.
Last edited by Via Chicago; Oct 18, 2016 at 4:28 PM.
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