Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Why do you support policy that makes employees miserable? Would you not want the people educating your children to be happy and well supported, or miserable and doing the bare minimum?
|
This is all part of a plan to destroy public education. Think of the outcomes of this deal and it only makes sense if that is the outcome you want.
1. Disengage Teachers
The most important factor in an organizations success is the engagement of staff.
This 'negotiation' will have been incredibly demoralizing for teachers. It has been an imposition of will by a government that demonizes education. It is a negotiation that completely ignored valid concerns presented around class sizes. It will disengage teachers. Not all, but many.
What is the outcome? Think of a terrible company you worked for. They were probably constantly hiring, losing great people, and are general #### shows. This is what is the outcome of this dispute.
2. Teacher Shortages
Newly qualified teachers will look to other provinces (who are also short teachers). We will struggle to hire new teachers.
Early-career teachers in Alberta will be move to other provinces. Not all of them, but losing a few % of early-career teachers can be devastating and lead to further teacher shortages.
3. Rising Wage Cost
The Govt will complain that we have a top-heavy teacher force, as older teachers will stay in Alberta due to pension and wage structure.
Next Contract
The next round of negotiations will have the CBE in shambles, struggling to hire teachers and with high average wages. The Govt will then allocate more money to private education.
It's just so predictable.