yes, and it is striking the amount that it cost. a few of our a few of our area Reps came to our school to discuss the budget with our students.
That’s about how well things work with the government. Are you going to walk out?
And, Now I totally understand where you are coming from most of the time.
$6,943,087,759 total appropriations. $3,563,304,366 (51.3%) to education and workforce development, of which $2,543,368,125 (36.6%) is State Department of Education. Still a bucketload of money no matter how you divide it out.
(Source: official state budget, attached.)
There are a lot of state agencies. Mine isnt talking about a walk out. Might wanna be concerned if the DOC walks, all those prison guards who make about $12 an hour to watch over the inmates, definitely deserve more pay. I get paid well enough that I cant complain even though through inflation I have about 30% less to spend today than I did 10 years ago but I wont walk. I do know the new faces I see around ODOT are in a revolving door. We train these kids for 6 months on highly technical computer software to design highways, they get 2 years experience and at that point every engineering firm in the country is offering them a higher wage and they leave. This is not conducive to a good operation.
I'm not sure what your last statement meant.
Back when the wife and I were state employees, there would be talk of a walkout. However, state employees do NOT have to be a member of the Public Employees "union" if they don't want to be. Even if the union is talking of a walkout, I'd venture that most state employees would NOT walk out.
In our case, the agency we worked for had nothing to do with a "decision" to participate in a walkout. And, if there was one, I couldn't have told you which of our employees would have participated.
In our case, the agency we worked for had nothing to do with a "decision" to participate in a walkout. And, if there was one, I couldn't have told you which of our employees would have participated.
"You are so right. I am thinking that all the teachers in Oklahoma should find a different job that pays their bills, and allows them to have a life that is appropriate to their liking. Any Oklahoma teacher that wants to teach will have to go out of Oklahoma to make a better salary and to teach."
And then there would be no one in the schools to teach. That' a genius idea.
Teachers aren't asking for a life altering sum of money. Yes they knew what they were getting into....but I don' think anyone would expect to go 10 yrs w/o a raise. Some on this forum are clearly out to lunch economically.
And then there would be no one in the schools to teach. That' a genius idea.
Teachers aren't asking for a life altering sum of money. Yes they knew what they were getting into....but I don' think anyone would expect to go 10 yrs w/o a raise. Some on this forum are clearly out to lunch economically.
Oh...also, did you know that teachers take off June, July, and most of August? That should make up for the lost buying power due to the rising cost of living and no raise. And if teachers really want more money, they should get a summer job. Lazy, no good carpet baggers.
I heard on the news tonight that the state employees were threatening a walk-out. Didn't they just get pay raise and the teachers didn't? I guess everyone has to have a cause, BLM, NAACP CAIR, teachers, high school students, MeFirst, fast food workers, gun control groups, illegals, anti-Trump protests, International Womans's Day,NFL, anti-racism, state workers, etc. We collectively have failed, we need to protest something-anything will do. Horse Dou'vers or maybe protest all the other groups. Think of the manhours expended on nothing due to protests.
Most years I got a step only. They range from .11 to .51 depending on years of service. Only three times have we got a step and 5-10 cents. Hardly enough to keep up with the cost of living.
We have an association and have bargaining rights. I can only imagine that it is worse without a voice in the budget meetings.
We have an association and have bargaining rights. I can only imagine that it is worse without a voice in the budget meetings.
Proof that people who don’t know what they are talking about shouldn’t make comments. Lots of us do get jobs. Lots of spend summers at seminars trying to become at what we do, lots of us need some time off after dealing with people like you and your kids. Those who have no respect for us or anyone else raise kids that mimic their attitudes.
I’m sure your just playing devils advocate, trying to stir pot. We call that being a troll. You obviously have no concept of what is involved with the job.
