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Updated: 3:13 PM Dec 4, 2008
Workers Vote to Start Strike Process in Scioto County School District
About 62 non-teaching/classified workers voted overwhelmingly Monday to start the strike process in the Northwest Local School District.
Posted: 2:03 PM Dec 4, 2008Reporter: WSAZ News Staff Email Address: news@wsaz.com |
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SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The members of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees Local 376 union voted this week to issue a ten day strike notice to the Northwest Local School Board.
The approximately 62 members of the union are non-teaching/classified workers. Their contract expired at the end of June and the negotiations have been underway since May of this year.
Karen Bailey, the field representative for OAPSE, says the sticking point is over wages and health insurance. Bailey says the proposed increase in health insurance costs for workers would basically offset the proposed wage increase.
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Posted by: oapse member 376
on Jan 14, 2009 at 11:12 PM
you know if we have got 4 secretaries then they need to receive two paychecks.because the last i knowed we had two secretaries. You know you talk about the union sticking together,but you don't care what it cost other people.go ahead loose your insurance let someone die becausethey cannot get their medication let them loose every thing let their kids suffer like you are making all are students suffer,but thats okay as long as you can get what you want.but then you want to blame everyone else but yourself.It's always the adminestration fault you sit and say all kinds of things about them badly but if you ever need them they are there for us and you know it.you needy to stop being greedy and think of other people. and while you are standing out their on that pickit line,think of all these,s kids that may be going hungry and not be getting their education because they cannot get to school,but thats not important to you is it.well my kids on my bus is like my own kids.I will protect them.
Posted by: tired of whining union workers
on Jan 14, 2009 at 10:04 PM
My health insurance increases every year and has for the past 6 or so years. At least our employers pay for some of the cost. You could be like many Americans that are not offered Health Ins. through there employer ,and can not afford it on their own ,so they have to go without. I will not receive a raise this year to offset my health ins. increase, but hey I still have a job to go to everyday, for which in this economy I am thankful for and you should be to. Sure I would love to have a wage increase but I am not threatening to strike because I am not getting what I desire. Quit acting like the children you work with everyday and start acting like responsible adults.
Posted by: concerned parent
on Jan 14, 2009 at 09:48 PM
As a parent I am concerned. My husband & I both are in mgt. positions & just can't take off from our jobs to transport our 2 children to & from school.Therefore I do not know how my children will be able to attend school to receive their education that I pay taxes for. I also understand needing a wage increase. But the company I am employed with will not be giving increases this year. But I am ok with that because I am thankful that with the economy that I still have a job to go to everyday.Maybe they should be thankful also?
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