West Virginia Teachers on Strike, still make sure hungry students are fed

[RoadRunner79]

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I have to wonder where you read that, RR? 

http://www.12news.com/article/news/local.../395529368

Arizona ranks dead last in teacher pay

Arizona teachers make an average salary of just over $40,000.

Of course that is an average and does not consider the starting salary.  But they do give some comparisons.

Here's some perspective: Food service managers ($55,010); retail supervisors ($40,870); mail clerks ($42,510); post office clerks ($53,010); and utility meter readers ($44,760) in Arizona have higher average salaries than teachers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And these jobs do not require college degrees.

Oh, and that summer you get off?

https://www.payscale.com/career-news/201...ummers-off

1. Teachers aren’t compensated for the summer months.

Even the teachers who don’t work in the summer aren’t really on vacation the way some think they are. Teachers are paid, and contracted, for the months that school is open. It’s part of the reason that teachers make less than other professionals. In other words, teachers aren’t enjoying a paid vacation in the summer; instead, they have a job that runs nine months a year.

And for the privilege you get to go get a master's degree which will drive them even further into debt.

We treat teachers like shit and then the WLB expects them to carry guns, too?  Fuck him.

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I don't have an issue with teachers getting paid more (I think teachers are important). I think that salaries should be such, that you can get good people into these positions. Time off, is also a benefit which does deserve consideration.

My issue is that you are trying to compare annual salaries, and then are telling me, that the teacher is not contracted for a full year. Here an hourly rate would be more appropriate or a proportioned salary comparison.

I am curious though... can teachers file for unemployment like construction workers do?