Teachers striking on 5th October!

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We've had a letter home today saying that some teachers in ds's school will be on strike on 5th October. Luckily neither of our ds's classes are affected.

I thought that public sector workers were being balloted over striking on 30th November about the proposal to change their pensions again, but I kew nothing about the 5th October.

Anybody else affected by this?

Phew I thought was going to be defending teachers on my own and I'm not even working in education

Think you are probably right, Takver.

If the trains/buses go on strike you make alternative arrangements so you can go to work.
If teachers go on strike you make alternative arrangements so you can go to work.

oh tectime, can you not see it's your own time you're wasting with these posts? you have the potential to achieve far more, but you need to see that for yourself

I have reported your post, tectime.

I wouldn't expect sympathy from parents who made blanket posts without referring to issues that they clearly don't understand, no - I'd feel sympathy for them.

But if the buses/trains go on strike you have to make alternative arrangements, why is that any different? You have to because teachers-as with practically everyone else in this country -have the right to strike. it's not as if we do it often!

tectime how rude!

Like many teachers, I'm also working parent and I sympathise fully with myself and every other working parent in the country who is taking an undeserved battering from this government on behalf of a small bunch of billionaires

Wook, apologies for any offence

But how can expletives from chibi (a teacher) go un-noticed by you all, but jibe cause such indigantion!!!

apologies for typos on last post, here goes again

Wook, apologies for any offence.

But how can expletives from chibi (a teacher) go un-noticed by you all, but my jibe causes such indignation!!!

I can 100% guarantee you that your post will be gone by the end of today - it's a personal attack, and MNHQ will take a Very Dim View.

Expletives are allowed - why (the fuck, obviously) can't teachers swear? We're not at school now, you know.

given that you clearly think teachers and teaching as a profession are pretty worthless, what would be 'teacher role model material'? cannibal hoboes? kitten harmers? the mind boggles.

Not at all sure why you are automatically convinced chibi is male, either - can women not swear now, either? You seem to have a very odd view of Mumsnet, if not the world in general.

Chibi, that's the third time today you have made me snort with laughter at my keyboard.

Feenie

Point taken. I apologise for the personal attack on chibi - if it is personal then I agree that it should be removed.

Though, I still do not understand why expletives are allowable on this site.

Because we are grown ups, innit.

I get the feeling, tectime, that you take teacher's striking personally. Well it isn't. We are not doing it to inconvenience you. It is our only way to indicate in the strongest possible terms to the Government that we don't want to be fobbed off any more. We have exhausted all other attempts to negotiate. If you want to blame someone for your inconvenience, why not blame the government?

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Oh joy another strike/teaching bashing thread.

I shall go fetch my whip and flagellate myself in the streets for daring to work in the public sector.

Lifeissweet

I do not take striking personally. Thatcherite legislation has rendered union composition and power, impotent.

You will not get your way. The public will be irritated by the teachers and the government. However, as teachers are on the frontline - they will feel the ire of parents.

PS, NorfolkNChance, I disagree with your post - but I found it amusing.

I please to aim ow

'Our way' is simply negotiation, tectime.

FYI I am in wales and had no clue there was a strike planned on the 5th, I think it is just one union, The NASWUT (or whatever it is, I can never rememeber) is welsh and planning the 30/11 and most of the rest I know are in NUT or ATL.

If there is no swearing allowed in teaching I quit.

If there are plenty of people out there who can teach, why is there a shortage of qualified maths teachers?

I don't think I'm that expendable, tbh.

Of course teachers are allowed to swear - the worry is that they can't articulate/conduct themselves in a better way.

If teachers had a good command of English, they wouldn't need to swear in order to get their point of view across.

All very worrying indeed........

There are lots of graduates who are looking for work - trained teachers. If you're not happy with your pension arrangements, ,move aside and let a young person have a stab at teaching.

If you're a young teacher, you've got many years ahead of you to save for your own pensions and not expect the government/rest of us to prop you up.

I'm so bored of the fact that nobody's allowed to voice an opinion about anything without being accused of teacher-bashing. If only......