In Detroit, Michigan, public school teachers devised a sickout on Monday to protest possible payless paydays for employees this summer. This closed over 90 schools in the district and pressured Michigan lawmakers to find more funding for Detriot Public Schools. "A spokesman for House Speaker Kevin Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, said the sickouts- which have occurred intermittently for months- make it harder to get 'buy-in by members all over the state' who want assurances that the district will not squander state assistance."
This reminds me of labor unions formed to give workers better suited working conditions such as 8-hour work days, 40-hour work weeks, more humane working conditions, and etc (even though we have those now). It is alarming that this has happened "intermittently for months" but we are just now hearing about it/distinguishing it as a problem. These children need to go to school to gain an education so if their teachers keep refusing to show up to work and their issues are not resolved i'm not sure what the school district is going to do.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/04/30/union-chief-dps-pay-employees-june/83756218/
The irony of the phrase "payless paydays". There can't possibly be someone who thought this would work,everyone knows that most people won't work for nothing. The only people who will are the unfortunate unpaid interns who have to do it for experience. Majority of teachers don't get paid much to begin with so cutting their paycheck further is wrong.
ReplyDeleteShelby Linker, 8th period
Your synthesis on this event is well done on how you connected it with labor unions, also very interesting story.
ReplyDeleteTeachers are clearly of upmost importance, so it's mind boggling that they can be paid so little for shaping the minds of the youngest generation. I hope that rights and pay increase.
ReplyDeleteShara Jeyarajah