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NC BUDGET

by GOP Defecates on NC Teachers Again

Aug 26, 2015

Well,

Newbies get a bump to 35K, and nothing else for the rest of us. Jack shyte again.

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Tired OK we are not getting a raise. Can Raleigh at least reduce some the the work load? Redundant paper work. 12 hrs a day work! This would help swallow the pill! The problem is like in business government gets out of the way then businesses grow. It's time for NC GOV to get out of the way!

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Aug 27, 2015

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I am done..NC has broken my heart.. On 8/27/15, Tired wrote: > OK we are not getting a raise. Can Raleigh at least reduce some > the the work load? Redundant paper work. 12 hrs a day work! > This would help swallow the pill! The problem is like in > business government gets out of the way then businesses grow. > It's time for NC GOV to get out of the way! > > >...See More

Aug 27, 2015

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Leaving NC Do they really think this will bring teachers to NC? New teachers will look at the pay scale and realize that it will take them 25 years to make 50 thousand.. They will look at the awful 70/30 health insurance. They will see that we do not have vision or dental. We do not have life insurance. To put your spouse and children on insurance is around ...See More

Aug 28, 2015

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A Instead of just whining (which is most of what goes on around this board), I try to look at things analytically and figure out what's going on and why:

- I've read a couple places that the NC legislature is trying to "hold onto" the new teachers because so, so many of them are leaving before they reach their fifth year ... where...See MoreInstead of just whining (which is most of what goes on around this board), I try to look at things analytically and figure out what's going on and why:

- I've read a couple places that the NC legislature is trying to "hold onto" the new teachers because so, so many of them are leaving before they reach their fifth year ... whereas, if a teacher stays that long, he or she is likely to continue teaching. So they're trying to put more money in the new people's pockets to convince them not to seek greener pastures.

Okay, I get that. I see that you put money where the problem is, and NO HARD FEELINGS for the newbies. Good for them getting a raise.

But does the NC legislature think the newbies are stupid? Do they think the newbies don't see the salary scale and don't stop to think, "Gee, I like my paycheck today, but I see that I'm not going to see much increase in 10, 20 years." They're not foolish enough to think that the NC legislature likes them and wants to take care of them.

Also, if you've been following non-salary news, the rumor is that in the near future they're going to move new hires from a Defined Benefit package to a Defined Contribution package ... and they'll be able to justify this by saying, "Oh, yes, now that you're making more money, this is fair." They're setting the newbies up for a big fall, though most people aren't thinking along those lines when they're in their 20s and just starting out.

On the other hand, the NC legislature KNOWS that they don't need to incentivize people like me. I'm six years away from a maximum pension, and I'm staying. I'm too far in. Know the term "golden handcuffs"? So of course they're not going to pay me more to stay -- they know I'm close to the reward, and that's enough to keep me here. If they can convince me to leave, they'll pay me a reduced pension, and they win even more.

None of this is personal. They see this as if it were a business, and the thing is, we have no real leverage. If unions came to NC -- which they won't because they're illegal -- I'd join in a heartbeat. Our big problem is that education isn't really a business, but you can't convince lawyers in the NC legislature of that.

Aug 29, 2015

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smilyjoe On 8/26/15, GOP Defecates on NC Teachers Again wrote: > Well, > > Newbies get a bump to 35K, and nothing else for the rest > of us. Jack shyte again.

Iam sick of all the meetings - wasted time when i could be in the classroom- all the parent activities -that are mandatory- open house- staying at work until 7:30 -an no payraise

Aug 30, 2015

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