[jacknhoo]

How do these people get off from work for all this time?

[liberalh8ter]

I imagine that protesting is a mandatory paid vacation and that it was negotiated through collective bargaining. It's a sad state of affairs when the union business takes precedence over the paying job.

[CT Hillbilly]

How do these people get off from work for all this time?

I was wondering the same thing...and also, IF the teachers (and I use that word loosely) are back in the classroom, what are they telling the kids about all of this? Those poor kids...it’s a good lesson for them to see the unions and the teachers for what they really are, but they are surrounded by a crap-storm right now.

I have grown up, since the 70’s with the threat of teacher strikes every single August-right before school-and once I figured out what side they were on, I went in the opposite direction-conservative. I knew it was only about the money-as a nine year old I would ask why they did that to us kids every year and I never got a good answer....it was- and is- NEVER about the children...so very sad.