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LumberJack732 t1_j7dtj06 wrote

Reply to comment by pmv8899 in Woburn schools to open Monday - strike ends with tentative agreement by GyantSpyder

Yea I thought that was bull shit too. As a tax payer I’m happy to pay for police detail so teachers can strike as long as they need to until they’re getting properly treated. Also I don’t get how the strike can be illegal.

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gerkin123 t1_j7i2mxw wrote

Freedom of assembly and speech sure is expensive if you're an essential worker... :/

Galvin, along with the rest of the school committee, set the conditions for a strike by refusing to negotiate in good faith. Galvin, along with the rest of the school committee, set the conditions for the strike to last by lowballing and offering little in the way of compromise. Galvin personally set the conditions for the strike to go longer than it did by walking out of a meeting to go on TV while the union was at the table ready to keep talking.

The idea that the union's actions are responsible for $250,000 for the taxpayer is, on its face, ridiculous.

Galvin could have walked out two more times, hardballed them for four more days, and said a cool half-million ought to cover it.

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