I assure you, we (Beverly teachers) were miserable being out of school. It was cold and often rainy, we were exhausted, and we missed our students. We sacrificed FOR our students. Making up the missed days was also challenging. The parents should be suing the administration, not the teachers.
Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS! As a parent of 2 Beverly students, I applaud the educators for fighting to improve my children’s learning environment. This lawsuit is a complete waste of resources.
I have no connection to a union or teacher, just as a parent in Beverly and I think this is outrageous also. The strike continued for so long because the city failed to negotiate in good faith. The teachers fought and continue to fight for a well funded school system and I applaud them for it.
It would make more sense for a lawsuit to be filed against Mayor Cahill and the law firm who was hired purely to bust the teachers' union. If Cahill had come to the table and met the teachers' original contract request, it would have cost the city less money and the strike would have been averted. I'm proud of the Beverly teachers association for standing firm to get what's right and deserved, especially for the paras.
As a union person you know that the arbitration system favors management, not laborers. Additionally, educators made up every single work day missed due to the strike. This is WHY they did not lose any $$. As a matter of fact the ONLY district that withheld pay during a strike was Gloucester. No other school district withheld pay, including Newton, Woburn, Brookline, Haverhill and Malden. Finally, why are you only holding the educators responsible for the strike? What about the stalling and delay tactics the Beverly School Committee and Mayor Cahill used? Had they negotiated in good faith in the first place, the strike never would have occurred! Had school committee and the mayor negotiated in good faith during the strike, it would have ended by the end of the Veteran’s Day holiday and students would have hardly missed ANY school!!!
Bad examples all. MLK Rosa Parks committed civil disobedience in order to bring attention to their cause. They didn’t disrupt the lives of the people who pay the taxes that paid their salary. They didn’t hurt regular people financially by their actions. They didn’t even suffer financially for the future teachers as is the case in most all labor strikes. There was nothing honorable in their strike.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
Think of the example you set for our children. You broke the law. It was against the law to go on strike, and you did in front of all those kids. I believe that to be wrong. I’ve always been a union person. When unions went on strike they NEVER got paid. They were never to make up the $ they lost. These teachers lost No $ for their strike, not a dime. I don’t see any honor in their strike. They should have been patient and waited for arbitration.
Right, you can always change, protest for change and work to make laws better. But as a role model to our young teachers shouldn’t publicly break the law.
I assure you, we (Beverly teachers) were miserable being out of school. It was cold and often rainy, we were exhausted, and we missed our students. We sacrificed FOR our students. Making up the missed days was also challenging. The parents should be suing the administration, not the teachers.
Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS! As a parent of 2 Beverly students, I applaud the educators for fighting to improve my children’s learning environment. This lawsuit is a complete waste of resources.
I have no connection to a union or teacher, just as a parent in Beverly and I think this is outrageous also. The strike continued for so long because the city failed to negotiate in good faith. The teachers fought and continue to fight for a well funded school system and I applaud them for it.
It would make more sense for a lawsuit to be filed against Mayor Cahill and the law firm who was hired purely to bust the teachers' union. If Cahill had come to the table and met the teachers' original contract request, it would have cost the city less money and the strike would have been averted. I'm proud of the Beverly teachers association for standing firm to get what's right and deserved, especially for the paras.
Waging war on their own community. Never have I seen this before.
As a union person you know that the arbitration system favors management, not laborers. Additionally, educators made up every single work day missed due to the strike. This is WHY they did not lose any $$. As a matter of fact the ONLY district that withheld pay during a strike was Gloucester. No other school district withheld pay, including Newton, Woburn, Brookline, Haverhill and Malden. Finally, why are you only holding the educators responsible for the strike? What about the stalling and delay tactics the Beverly School Committee and Mayor Cahill used? Had they negotiated in good faith in the first place, the strike never would have occurred! Had school committee and the mayor negotiated in good faith during the strike, it would have ended by the end of the Veteran’s Day holiday and students would have hardly missed ANY school!!!
So, I guess it’s considered okay to break the law as long as you get what you want. That’s a great lesson to be teaching our kids.
Bad examples all. MLK Rosa Parks committed civil disobedience in order to bring attention to their cause. They didn’t disrupt the lives of the people who pay the taxes that paid their salary. They didn’t hurt regular people financially by their actions. They didn’t even suffer financially for the future teachers as is the case in most all labor strikes. There was nothing honorable in their strike.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
Yeah people like MLK and Rosa Parks should have never stood up against unjust laws. Our government isn’t an all-knowing, infallible god. It’s a great lesson to teach kids about standing up for what’s right and using one of the most American things you can do, protest, to accomplish goals against power.
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case. And sure enough the community believed them!
They also didn’t file a complaint with DOL about city not negotiating in good faith yet they made the community believe that was the case.
This is some anti worker bullshit. Gross. What Karens
Think of the example you set for our children. You broke the law. It was against the law to go on strike, and you did in front of all those kids. I believe that to be wrong. I’ve always been a union person. When unions went on strike they NEVER got paid. They were never to make up the $ they lost. These teachers lost No $ for their strike, not a dime. I don’t see any honor in their strike. They should have been patient and waited for arbitration.
Yes because everything that’s against the law is inherently bad, right?
Right, you can always change, protest for change and work to make laws better. But as a role model to our young teachers shouldn’t publicly break the law.
Excellent. Make’em pay is right.
Love it! Make em pay