There will be some legal attempts to stop the changes coming, but it’s going to be tough fighting them off. So if you are a teacher with the city...your $90k in salary a year probably has seen it’s peak. You might want to lessen your lifestyle.
It’s said to be implicit in all contracts that all parties are acting in good faith - exhibiting fairness, reasonableness, and decency. I wonder if they could void the contract on those grounds.
This illustrates the problem with labor unions. Over time, the wages, benefits, hiring and work rules deviate further and further from those which would be imposed by the market. They ultimately bear no resemblance to economic reality. They do not adjust to changing economic circumstances as they do in a free market. Yet, you can’t change them, at least without fighting a world war. They are completely inflexible.
Having said as much, I would say however, that they are good for their own members, provided that they don’t put the employer out of business. It’s just like a parasite. They get fat off the host, provided they don’t kill it.
Of course, it’s not so good for the host in any event. And the rest of us (who are not union members) are the host.
“You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you give enough money to the Democrats
..............you can.”
So wait for the contract to expire, and negotiate the new terms. Instead of bitching about the work rules of the teachers, change them. Say no to the perks, and stand your ground, Detroit. The teachers won't strike in this economy.
That is what is happening with teacher's contracts all over the country. Teacher's are taking pay cuts and freezes, and contracts are being rewritten from the ground up. And the teachers themselves are fine with it -- it is the unions who are whining about it. Most teachers hate their unions. Trust me on that.
Doing what must be done when it must be done is what a manager is for...so why are these people being called “managers”?
One union to rule them all,
one union to find them.
One union to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
They need to consult with the governor in their neighboring state of Wisconsin on how to handle these matters. I won’t hold my breath waiting for them to do that.
As the former (deceased) head of the NY teacher's union said; “We'll start teaching kids when they start paying union dues.”
In a word, these public schools (or indoctrination centers) are filled with greedy union thugs and aided and abetted by public politicians who think nothing about spending other people's money (that is, taxpayers). These teacher contracts and work rules negotiations are like two wolves and a sheep sitting down to decide what is for dinner. Surprise! Lamb chops (taxpayers) are on the menu for dinner.