[buckalfa]

Despite West Virginia voting conservative in federal elections, the unionist legacy of John L. Lewis still lingers in the mountain state. Yet what part of Public Employees Insurance Agency is broke do the teachers not understand.

[fieldmarshaldj]

“What are they going to do, fire 15,000 people?”

Yes, that's exactly what Gov. Justice should do. There should be absolutely no government sector unions, period.

[abb]

It ain’t just WV. The teacher’s union infects just about all the country.

[SeeSharp]

Perfect time to enact school vouchers.

[DoodleDawg]

“What are they going to do, fire 15,000 people?” Lee rhetorically asked when questioned about the legality of the work stoppage.

I think something similar was said by the head of the air-traffic control union head when they went on strike.

[Fresh Wind]

...they also agreed it was worrisome to know students will not be in school those days.

Less time to indoctrinate them in leftist dogma? That sounds good to me!

[mewzilla]

And the people preparing to strike don’t give a tinker’so dam that WV taxpayers ain’t made of money. Public service to those folks means the public is there to serve THEM.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

“What are they going to do, fire 15,000 people?”

Well, Ronald Reagan fired 13,000 PATCO union members in 1981. So, keep your eyes open.

[Altura Ct.]

They are helping to shape my children’s future and we are worried about the students.”

Yes we know and that is a problem.

iInside a horrifying social justice factory

http://www.wnd.com/2018/02/inside-a-horrifying-social-justice-factory/print/

[CIB-173RDABN]

Honestly I’m praying two days is enough because some people can’t afford to be out longer than that, but the way they’ve treated us so far I don’t know that it will.

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“..two day..” I would think the first rule of negotiation is NOT to tell just how weak your hand is.

The school system can now drag this out for awhile until the employees give in.

Of course that would be true in the private sector. In the public sector it does not work that way. Elected officials do not care about how much money something will cost but instead how many votes will they gain or lose.

[Linda Frances]

They’re helping us shut down public government schools; what many have asked for. Let schools go private. Private schools do so much better and I bet President Trump will let the people use the money they’ve been paying for horrible schools back to the parents so they can chose they’re own school. He should hold out until all teachers nationwide picket.

[neefer]

Despite West Virginia voting conservative

We moved to WV three years after my husband found a job at a rural healthcare provider. A bunch of yokel socialists seem to think because this business is a non-profit, they should have a say so in business decisions. The CEO is a young, native West Virginian who has caved to them. He also put up no guns signs in all the facilities. THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WE MOVED HERE! No gun grabbers! I'm thinking the Ohio mind rot is seeping across the river. We need to move farther south.

[Malsua]

“I don’t think it’s fair that my benefits are determined by my husband’s or my family’s total income,”

Sure it is. The reason is that your benefits will likely exceed anything you've ever paid into the system so the only way not to fleece everyone else(i.e. not fair to them) is to hold down costs by means testing the benefits.

I don't understand why all defined benefit plans aren't means tested.

If they did this, among other things, all those double and triple dippers would have no motive to get those benefits

[Lurker]

““What are they going to do, fire 15,000 people?” Lee rhetorically“

Do it day one.

L

[\/\/ayne]

Everybody’s benefits are affected by their family’s benefits. It’s to prevent double dipping the overworked ObamaCare™ system.

[Scotswife]

A school named after KKK Robert Byrd.
Lovely.

[fella]

Fire them all and go back to locally hired and run school systems. Centralized one size fits all schooling is a horrific failure.

Government employees should not be unionized because they will hold the public up for ransom.

[dgbrown]

““I don’t think it’s fair that my benefits are determined by my husband’s or my family’s total income,” “

Funny, they love socialism until they are determined to be the better off.

[VanShuyten]

All those kids going hungry without their breakfasts and lunches!

Save the children!

[lurk]

A daughter is a shift lead in her WV store.

Whether it is cultural or systemic in the schools, she observes daily a certain underperformance in the WV work force.

[Teacher317]

it’s allowing uncertified teachers to come in and teach our classes,

One does not need a certificate to be an excellent teacher. For most humans, our best teachers are our parents. For most teachers, the Education degree is a complete waste of time and money. I learned exactly 3 important/useful things while getting my Education degree... all 3 from the same person, and he was not a college professor... he was a hippie HS teacher who lived across the street from me and taught a course as an adjunct at my university.