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Do we have any West Virginia teachers here? I'm wondering how things are going with the state-wide strike. From what I've read it seems to be somewhat effective so far and those on strike remained united through day two. It's very interesting considering WV is a right to work state and I'm watching from another RTW state.
I thought it was only going to be a two day walkout, but I see it is planned to continue next week. How do things look going forward? What have you experienced locally?
Support staff are holding the line: In Kanawha County, all 261-day employees, including administrative staff and custodians, were asked to report.
Joe White, executive director of the West Virginia School Services Personnel Association, said that likely will not happen in any of the school districts. White’s union represents non-teaching positions including custodians, cooks, aides, bus drivers, maintenance workers and secretaries. White said he doesn’t expect them to work Monday.
If there are any WV teachers reading, let us know how things are going.
The governor had proposed a 2 percent raise starting in July, followed by a 1 percent increase in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Now he has proposed 5% for next year. I wonder what the percentages are for later years or if they haven't gone that far yet.
They aren't happy with healthcare premiums, but that's going to be addressed later.
From what I've read it's possible that they could call another strike in the future, but for now will return to work with the movement that has been made. Good for them!
The governor had proposed a 2 percent raise starting in July, followed by a 1 percent increase in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Now he has proposed 5% for next year. I wonder what the percentages are for later years or if they haven't gone that far yet.
They aren't happy with healthcare premiums, but that's going to be addressed later.
From what I've read it's possible that they could call another strike in the future, but for now will return to work with the movement that has been made. Good for them!
The 5% proposal I think is extremely fair. People in the private sector would be thrilled with that. Expecting 5%/year in subsequent years is probably asking a lot considering the economy in West Virginia has suffered a lot over the last decade.
As to not being happy about healthcare premiums, welcome to the real world. EVERYONE has seen this go through the roof along with the increasing of the deductibles. I wouldn't necessarily put all the blame on the school districts on that one. Try being a self employed person without access to a group policy and needing to go through the exchange.
Remember the description of the fabulous shell game called Obamacare. "If you like your policy, you can keep your policy" along with "the average person is going to save $ 2,500 on their premiums."
I feel for the teachers, but they're just another cog in the wheel of people getting screwed. More power to them in fighting for a living wage. The benefits fight will be tougher.
The 5% proposal I think is extremely fair. People in the private sector would be thrilled with that. Expecting 5%/year in subsequent years is probably asking a lot considering the economy in West Virginia has suffered a lot over the last decade.
As to not being happy about healthcare premiums, welcome to the real world. EVERYONE has seen this go through the roof along with the increasing of the deductibles. I wouldn't necessarily put all the blame on the school districts on that one. Try being a self employed person without access to a group policy and needing to go through the exchange.
Remember the description of the fabulous shell game called Obamacare. "If you like your policy, you can keep your policy" along with "the average person is going to save $ 2,500 on their premiums."
I feel for the teachers, but they're just another cog in the wheel of people getting screwed. More power to them in fighting for a living wage. The benefits fight will be tougher.
I agree. 5% is good for year one. I still haven’t seen numbers for the years following.
One point made was that historically the lower healthcare costs helped to offset the lower pay and they were concerned about rising costs and stagnant pay.
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