Striking is a fundamental, foundational part of Democracy and Republican government dating all the way back to the Pre-empire Roman Republic.

Are the children in the room with us right now?

All most kids take away from it is a free vacation.

-source my school went on strike a billion years ago. Not a single kid gave a shit.

We can do away with qualified immunity first, then police can come to the table.

Our governor? How about the supermajority legislature that could have passed this without the governor's support for years now? Do better voters!

And what about clearly biased judges on the other side of the isle? Should they be kicked off the bench? Any no responses proves my point

Right, because police unions need more power. We still don't have them all wearing a camera and work on the " trust me bro" method of self policing.

please tell me whos fighting for child labor, child marriage, no free lunches, women's rights and healthcare, and openly admitted to being terrorists.

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> would be figuring out how it is per mile road spending in MA is so damn high even those the roads suck

Because the asphalt is never cleaned and sealed. But to clean and seal the asphalt you need to close down each road for 2-5 days. Do you think we could pass that?

How do ppl like him become a judge? Insane ppl

Teachers and public employees are fundamental to the long term viability and smooth operation of any nation. By encouraging employees to quit, or outright stating that improving working conditions through striking is not acceptable, you are directly stating that we should actively ruin the quality of this nation within two generations just because... teachers might be able to make what they're worth. Those people working those classrooms are more important than nearly everything you have ever done in your life and actively improve the nation in a way you evidently cannot fundamentally understand.

If your life is so shallow you don't know how much of an affect a "job" can have on a community, in the short and long term, then you shouldn't be talking about something as the fundamental as teachers being allowed to strike for what they are worth.

And no, a job, especially those in the extreme low end of pay, such as teachers, aren't something that most people can just "quit at any time". That's not how personal finances and anything resembling common economic sense looks like.

Imagine how triggered you all would be if a judge was reprimanded for posting pro-lgbtq, pro-choice, or blm content…. This can’t work one way guys… sorry. I’m honestly amazed how nobody here understands how dangerous this stuff is..

Call me the next time the punishment for shoplifting or simple assault is a "public reprimand."

I think the issue is that he's a HOUSING COURT JUDGE with an obviously BROKEN BRAIN. Not only does he fall for idiotic conspiracy theories, he's dumb enough to spread them on Facebook.

Lmfao you literally began the argument with them.

Then you must see the difference between a job that can be quit at any time for any reason and some kind of indentured servitude “contract”.

Teacher strikes are hard on families? Do you know how hard teacher wages are on teachers? That was a very self centered take and you need to understand that teachers and schools are not your babysitters.

They are both the same picture.

Please tell me who shut down the rail strikes recently.

I have lived in Brasil in places where some people work under other families under a lifelong "contract". Do you actually want to argue that I don't know what serfdom is?

What's the point of striking when you wouldn't otherwise be working?

If teacher strikes are so bad for kids, then shouldn't the government have pulled out all the stops to reach an equitable deal before this became necessary?

What are teachers supposed to do if their pay and work conditions are so bad that they'd want to strike over it? Should they just lie back and starve to death for other people's kids? Should they just all quit en masse? Because that seems way more disruptive for the kids than striking for a week.

You gotta think these things through. Yes, it sucks for kids to lose out of a week of school, but honestly it's probably fine. Lots of kids get taken out of school to go on family trips for a week and they're fine. They can catch up. Yes, it sucks for parents to lose free daycare, but they can avoid that by voting for better teacher pay.

What would be truly unconscionable would be a mandate for teachers to grind themselves into a paste to grease the wheels of their workplace. They are not our slaves and they do not deserve to be treated like garbage. They deserve fair wages and a workplace that allows them to thrive.

Teachers only get paid in lump sums at the end if that's how they distribute their paychecks. They still get paid for the days they work, fair and square. You don't lose out on that pay if you quit - that's the same as any other job. It's just chunked up a bit differently.

>If it is about compensation, put forth legislation to fund a pay raise. There is no need for a union.

What happens if you don't get that legislation through but they do put forth legislation to increase teachers' workloads?