And sure as hell won't be used to actually help kids learn (like the payments are intended).
Teachers strike/walkout/protest
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Wrong
It is tiresome to correct someone who cannot understand how the debt markets work
really bad things happen when govt debt maturities are not honored
currencies become worthless, food imports stop etc
a more realistic outcome is lenders demand higher interest and then stop lending to the government with the most debt
Ask a Greek
Read this and understand it: governments will have to cut their spending
Have you told your pension fund manager about your theory ?
the really disturbing thing is you feel eventual government default is an excuse for governments to spend money like it is water
That is an insane plan which will break something for sure & you will not like the outcome
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Not sure which of those are "false claims" or what they have to do with the negotiations. And of course the Sun ignored that CUPE offer the province ignored last week was 5% and offered other concessions.
p.s. The hourly wage is a red herring as well as having that (allegedly essential) job prevents them from working somewhere that will offer the 40h.
Based on his posting, it seems he complains any time anyone else gets something and whines when he has to pay taxes.
Are you suggesting that they shouldn't be allowed to campaign against people they see as hurting their interests?
Have you seen the impact on education in parts of the US who pay their school staff as little as possible?
As long as the developers make big profits right?
Developers cut corners as much as possible in their builds and their hiring. Affordable housing won't see much change either.
Which is funny
To work as a teacher you must join the union
Where your dues go to support political activity.
Nobody seems to have a problem with this.
I know that as a condition to work you had to support the Conservatives or No Seat Max and donate to the Fraiser Institute, the same people who are fine with the above would explode with rage. Even if 50 percent +1 voted in favor of this activity they would point out that political activity should not be a factor in employment.
Unions should not be allowed to engage in political activity. If union members want to do so they should do so as individuals or join groups whose membership isn't a requirement for employment.
I remember that in order to go to university in my then home province of Newfoundland I had no choice but to in effect help fund the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives.
A government university... I had to support political think tanks. It was a requirement.
Of course left wingers don't care, they don't see a problem with it because they benifit.
It's like how they are opposed to FPTP voting systems... until the NDP get a majority with a minority of the votes, then they get real quiet.
Not that the other side is any different. I am not taking sides, people = shit as Richard Cheese sings.
I think all large entities in the private sector should have restrictions on political activity. Especially spending money on attack ads and political contributions.
I'm pretty sure all the workers are making money too. And affordable housing, of which I agree more should be built, is a govt responsibility.
Wow, just like you make assumptions about me and you assume they applied for the job knowing full well they would not get raises for years and years!! First off, I VOTED FOR FORD although I'm not happy with the way he is throwing around the notwithstanding clause, secondly, I hire people, and I DO NOT work for anyone except myself. I am in the private sector but I'm fair and realize folks in Toronto or Ontario for that matter cannot live on $39k a year unless it is a secondary income.
What's the big deal? Who needs teachers and school when you can become Premier of Ontario without an edumacation? 
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governments should not have the responsibility to build houses
they do have the responsibility to ensure housing development is not impeded by excessive regulation
loonie left municipal govts need to shed regulations
when demand exceeds supply, prices go up & that is what has occurred
Demand for teachers and support staff just went through the roof.
Time for their prices to rise.
Well if you prefer the mass homeless emcampments in every US city and town come up here sure. Me personally I'd rather not have them. And they are in EVERY city and state.
Not much obviously...
Well....as I mentioned before we can agree to disagree...we are all entitled to our opinions...I to work for myself and hire people and believe I am pretty fair...but still believe if you dont like it you can leave...
Who honestly cares about other peoples kids?Besides the fact that these are not teachers (except for some early childhood etc. personnel), their starting demands were for a 12% raise each year for 4 years. So they want their pay to go from $40 g's a year to $60 g's a year. Isn't that special
Give them what they want or they'll go on strike and let the Parents of school kids that are locked out either maybe lose their jobs or pay for child care or .... they don't care, just give in to their demands.
So sick and tired of hearing about the poor kids and their parents
You have kids deal with it period . As someone that doesn’t have kids I’m shocked how much money the parents get from the gov just because you had kids
In this country people have the right to negotiate
Is the raise they are asking for crazy yes for sure , is the work generally unskilled yes for the most part but they have a union and that’s their right . I could care less about what the problems with be for parents because of a strike ! The Go employees are on strike this morning are they allowed to strike or is it ok for the gov to just force them back to work
