Updates
A Little Perspective Here
September 14, 2012: I suggested this strike would end by Friday of the week it started. Looks like I wasn't too far off the mark. I thought the political backlash against the teachers -- despite what they say -- would be too great.
September 11, 2012: 40 percent of Chicago's public school teachers send their children to private schools. They know best. At least we know why these teachers need an increase in pay; the cost to send kids to private schools has increased significantly over the years; public pay is not keeping up.
September 11, 2012: 40 percent of Chicago's public school teachers send their children to private schools. They know best. At least we know why these teachers need an increase in pay; the cost to send kids to private schools has increased significantly over the years; public pay is not keeping up.
A Little Perspective Here
So, it's either going to be a very, very short strike, or a very, very long one. By the end of the week, we will see whether parents are willing to take the strike in stride or whether they will let their city leaders know they want it over NOW. If the Chicago electorate supports the teachers, this will drag on long enough to possibly result in the loss of an entire school year.
On the other hand, if parents let their city leaders know that they will all be voted out of office if the teachers aren't back to work by Friday, it will be a short strike.
My hunch is the teachers won't be able to take the political heat, the popular backlash. The union leaders will push to keep the strike going but by Friday, they will be back in school "while negotiations continue."
This is a travesty at all levels. If this is still going on during the first presidential debate, it will be interesting if the moderator asks the question of the two nominees. My hunch is that the liberal media bosses won't let the question be asked. The question, of course: do you support the teachers who have gone on strike, who feel that $100,000 annual pay for 9 months work is not enough?
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Bakken Operations
Active rigs: 192
Eighteen (18) new permits:
- Operators: BEXP (6), BR (6), Fidelity (4), Whiting, CLR,
- Fields: Dickinson (Stark), Rosebud (Williams), Painted Woods (Williams), Zenith (Stark), Westberg (McKenzie), Alger (Mountrail), Stanley (Mountrail), Ukraina (Dunn), Sanish (Mountrail)
Wells coming off confidential list over the weekend and today reported earlier.
In addition, five producing wells reported IPs:
- 21142, 1,020, Oasis, Horse Creek Federal 5004 42-35H,
- 21489, 8,231, CLR, Antelope 4-23H,
- 21488, 1,357, CLR, Antelope 2-23H,
- 21960, 1,220, MRO, Vance Strommetn 21-13H,
- 22182, 463, CLR, Opee 1-23H,
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The Chicago school system has the worst student performance in the country with the teachers receiving the highest pay. Just another example of the dysfunctional climate that is today's Illinois. Like California the state has a hopeless budget deficit, so far in the red with very high taxes that any increase in taxes will drive more productive business out of state. Greed by the public sector has killed the goose that laid the golden egg. All that is left is to fight over declining revenue and put no effort into the desperate needed reform. Self is all that is important so grab while there is something still to grab.
ReplyDeleteAll states around Illinois like Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa have taken measures to prevent this kind of destruction. Iowa never let itself slip so far.
The unions played a major roll in the destruction of manufacturing in this country and now the public sector unions are doing the same to states and local governments. Curse the day public employees were allowed to unionize.
North Dakota is a great example of what works. Just keep the state and local governments on a very short leash.
I have no sympathy/empathy for property owners in Chicago who let this get away from them. I was aghast to see that the average -- the average -- pay was $79,000 before benefits.
DeleteThis will be very, very interesting to see how this plays out.