AIBU to expect teachers to strike in the school holidays and not in term time.

[NotSuchASmugMarriedNow]

Well am I?

Considering that teachers are always insisting that they work during the school holidays, how come they never strike during the school holidays and always wait until term time to do so?

Odd that!

[HumphreyCobbler]

not odd at all really

[Sirzy]

The idea of a strike is it causes disruption. What disruption would a strike in holiday time cause?

[HumphreyCobbler]

seeing as I don't get paid for working in the holidays, striking would be er, taking my holiday..

[nickelbabe]

YABU

the whole point of a strike is that it causes the most inconvenience possible to make the point.

wtf would be the point of striking when there's no one around to notice?

[NotYoMomma]

ah oyfcc, it's only your childrens education and the erosion of their entire profession they are fighting for

[BuskersCat]

Yes of course you are.

The whole point of a strike is to cause disruption, to get noticed, and maximum coverage, do you think anyone would care that the teachers were striking during the holidays? Do you think they'd be given any airtime?

[sparklekitty]

Wouldn't really have the same impact though would it! The idea of of a strike is that it causes disruption

[thebody]

well it would really negate the reason for the strike wouldn't it.

not really rocket science op

[NotSuchASmugMarriedNow]

Hmmm, didn't realise a strike was to cause disruption. Thought it was to get more money. Don't see how disrupting parents does that tbh.

[Spikeytree]

Be fair to the OP, if she can't work out the problem with this for herself, she was obviously badly let down by the educational establishment in her younger days.

[Ihatemytoes]

Well, now you know OP........

[Trills]

The point of a strike is to get attention (and therefore get higher pay, or whatever it is you are after) by causing disruption.

[giveitago]

Well, they're not going to strike in the school holidays, are they.

[Sirzy]

Hmmm, didn't realise a strike was to cause disruption. Thought it was to get more money. Don't see how disrupting parents does that tbh

The point is to get themselves listen to and the problems taken notice of (which is about more than just money anyway)

If they went on strike during holidays how exactly would they get their cause noticed?

[spritesoright]

YABU. Why don't you take some time to consider their very real complaints instead of just whinging about them on mumsnet?

[NotSuchASmugMarriedNow]

Yeah but the people it is targeting are not the people who are in a position to give them a pay rise - I'd give them one if I could

[thebody]

'you didn't realise a strike was about disruption'

really! anyway as a parent I support the teachers here.

[BoundandRebound]

Hahahaha

Haha

That's just ridiculous

[Spikeytree]

We aren't striking for more money.

[NotSuchASmugMarriedNow]

But they don't tell parents why they are striking, they just tell them they are

[gobbynorthernbird]

Read a sodding newspaper then.

[MadeOfStarDust]

TBH it would get a lot of bloomin attention - and a load of applause (and support) from parents if they did strike in the holidays just once.

how very superior of some posters as always

[NotSuchASmugMarriedNow]

Spikeytree, that's the point I was trying to make. What are you striking for and why do parents not get told the reason for the strike? Maybe they'd be more understanding then, although plenty of mumsnetters are understanding obviously by the response to this post.

[Coolmama]

if not striking for more money, what then?

[Isthatwhatdemonsdo]

YABU you know you are! FFS.