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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
They're not whining. The issue is that there are not enough teachers signing up to do the marking. They are making their choice, and the majority of them are deciding not to sign up. The decrease in pay was too much and is no longer market value.
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I think you need to read the article again. The majority are signing up. They are only short 30% of the markers they need, and diplomas are a month off. This is the union whining prematurely - they'll get the people they need.
Also, the pay is unchanged at $200 per day for teachers working holidays and weekends. They are already paid their regular rate for normal business days
plus an extra 100 dollars. It's a great opportunity to earn some extra money and as you can clearly see, seven out 10 spots are already filled and they still have a month to fill the remaining few spots.
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Sigh....please read the article. Or any of the posts that have accurately countered you. Non Alberta Education employees (i.e. almost all teachers in this province, who are employed by their local boards) are not required to mark the diplomas. Whether they mark tests 24/7/365 is not relevant. This is not a job requirement. They VOLUNTEER to do it, and are compensated for their time. The province wants to pay less, fine. They have less available help, the direct consequence of choosing to pay less. The only person whining in here is you.
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Senator Clay Davis you have misread every single one of my posts (unless you quoted me by accident). I know it's a volunteer position. I know it is compensated. I know everything you said, but I'm not the one whining. Teachers calling this an "insult" are the ones whining.