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Parents, students counter union strike
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- Date Jun 8, 2012
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Quite ready for us trouble of some more troubled schools over 600 teachers in Pennsylvania hit the picket lines Monday for the second time.
This year alone after negotiations broke out again between the teachers union and the school board the educators use our -- average.
Over 84000 dollars a year say they want higher pay and better benefits but some parents and students say.
What they're asking for is way too much the money's just not.
Have become a sort of students being impacted by these protests he's a senior and -- -- -- high school.
-- he's in the middle of this how he would handle on this Ed because -- -- second time and it jeopardizing when your school year ends.
It's.
-- handling it it's.
Been kind of difficult but also.
Been weird.
Is -- -- to do assures me there to help us get through all the and -- standing back can.
-- -- I'm doing what they're supposed to be doing like.
Going -- graduation.
Senior picnic.
So you're in the details of this is the second time -- doing this year one of the quotes from a dead teacher from Langhorne.
Says -- her salary is 30000 less the average salary their school to their school -- better grades -- this schooled in the school you go to.
And essentially siding with the students and with the board on this where do you stand as a senior.
-- -- -- -- -- -- Is it upsetting.
Yes I would say it's -- -- upsetting because these teachers have been in the school for four years.
I know many that he did very well I like to consider some of them you my friend.
And -- they won't even do stuff for us that they should be doing right but -- -- letters of recommendation they won't do it.
It's incredible how -- is let's take a look with the teachers earning now and what they want.
Here's what they want the district is offering that the average teacher compensation is 89000.
No contribution to health insurance for themselves -- their family they receive longevity bonuses reimbursement.
To unused sick days in 20000 -- 27500.
Cash bonuses.
And full health coverage upon retirement.
And they want more correct.
Yes so for you if they don't go back to school the state says.
If they don't come back soon and it looks like it injunctions the only thing -- get the teachers up the picket line illicit deal was struck.
You could be go to school in July.
Wolf fortunately me being a senior prom graduating next week but from all the underclassmen yes there will be stuck in the school.
-- Not fair describe them Wesley -- Describe the scene I understand the one side of the block of the teachers hundreds and the other side of parents and students against them is that correct.
Yes the teachers.
This.
Don't understand that this parents have no more money to give them.
-- -- -- -- And we -- -- good luck which you do next year glad -- gonna get out and get out of the chaos and -- -- -- get a read resolution here and McConnell thanks so much.
I think it.