Más noticias yankis, esta también llama la atención.

Para recortar y de cara fundamentalmente a la temporada 2011/2012, se cubren en salud y despiden a TODOS los maestros de Providence, Rhode Island.

Aún me acuerdo cuando buscábamos gente, en la empresa en la que curraba, en las "Pink Slip Parties"...ahora me dicen que sobran parties....y sobre todo pink slips.

Pero al grano: Se nota que nos llevan un par de años de ventaja...

Providence plans to pink slip all teachers | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal

Providence plans to pink slip all teachers
09:25 AM EST on Thursday, February 24, 2011
By Linda Borg

Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE — The school district plans to send out dismissal notices to every one of its 1,926 teachers, an unprecedented move that has union leaders up in arms.

In a letter sent to all teachers Tuesday, Supt. Tom Brady wrote that the Providence School Board on Thursday will vote on a resolution to dismiss every teacher, effective the last day of school.

In an e-mail sent to all teachers and School Department staff, Brady said, “We are forced to take this precautionary action by the March 1 deadline given the dire budget outline for the 2011-2012 school year in which we are projecting a near $40 million deficit for the district,” Brady wrote. “Since the full extent of the potential cuts to the school budget have yet to be determined, issuing a dismissal letter to all teachers was necessary to give the mayor, the School Board and the district maximum flexibility to consider every cost savings option, including reductions in staff.” State law requires that teachers be notified about potential changes to their employment status by March 1.

“To be clear about what this means,” Brady wrote, “this action gives the School Board the right to dismiss teachers as necessary, but not all teachers will actually be dismissed at the end of the school year.”

“This is beyond insane,” Providence Teachers Union President Steve Smith said Tuesday night. “Let’s create the most chaos and the highest level of anxiety in a district where teachers are already under unbelievable stress. Now I know how the United States State Department felt on Dec. 7 , 1941.” That was the day the Japanese government bombed Pearl Harbor.

Smith, who has forged a groundbreaking collaboration with Brady that has received national recognition, said he believes this move comes directly from Mayor Angel Taveras, not the School Department. In a conversation with Taveras earlier Tuesday, Smith said the mayor also hinted at school closings but didn’t elaborate.

Taveras, in a statement issued Tuesday night, said the uncertainty around the city’s finances, combined with the March 1 deadline, led to this decision. Because it is too early to be certain of all possible changes to the school budget, Taveras said, issuing dismissal notices to all teachers “provides maximum flexibility” going forward.

“As a Providence public school graduate, I understand how great teachers can change lives,” he wrote. “I am sensitive to the uncertainty and anxiety that many teachers felt when they received this notice. My administration will do all it can to support our committed, hardworking teachers during this difficult time.”

Providence is facing a daunting budget crisis. The city had a $57-million deficit last year and expects a higher figure for the year ending June 30. In addition, the city, under then- Mayor David N. Cicilline, nearly depleted its reserves to cover day-to-day expenses. Taveras is currently awaiting completion of a report by an independent panel, which he commissioned to get a better handle on the city’s financial situation.

Meanwhile, Smith said he was caught completely off-guard by the planned dismissals, adding that Brady didn’t inform him of the decision until 5:30 p.m. Tuesday although he had heard rumors over the weekend.

He said it makes no sense to send out dismissal notices to every teacher because the district has a legal obligation to educate all of its students, regardless of budget considerations. “You have so many students,” he said. “You need so many teachers. You have a student-teacher ratio of 26 to 1. Do the math.”

Last year, only about 100 teachers received layoff notices, but in years past, as many as 500 have.

Smith said the dismissals couldn’t come at a worse time. The union is getting close to resolving a lawsuit over seniority-based hiring. The teachers’ contract expires June 30. And both Smith and Brady have staked their careers on a first-ever partnership in which both sides have agreed to make deep reforms in four of the district’s lowest-performing schools.

“We’re at the table with our best ideas,” Smith said. “To take this approach is unconscionable.”


Ciao,

¿y los banqueros siguen en su puesto?

Además me he tragado toda la noticia en inglés y legalmente tienen que dar clase a los niños, así que sólo despedirán a quién quieran pero tendrán que contratar a otros y ya me dirás quién da el perfil

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Claro , los despiden y ahroa sacaran ofeertas con condiciones cuencoarrocistas ... asi se aseguran de que todos estaran en la misma situacion y no habra quejas por tener privilegiados y estar todos en la misma situacion , asi mismo se aseguran de controlar lso consejos de profesores y escolares contratando a quien ellos quieran y nombrando a quien ellos quieran ya no habra oposicion de referencia .


Jugada tipica neoliberal para cagarse en los derechos de los currantes ...

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eso mismo he pensado yo

ese mismo periodo de tiempo en que los USA descontaron las caídas de precios de los inmuebles aquí

Coño, la localidad natal de Lovecraft! Esto es la señal de que vienen de nuevo los Primordiales!

¡Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

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Gran manifestación contra la amenaza de despidos del gobernador Walker. europapress.es

WISCONSIN, ESTADOS UNIDOS, 6 Mar. (Reuters/EP) -

Miles de personas se han manifestado en Wisconsin para protestar contra las propuestas de recorte de los derechos de representación de los sindicatos públicos y las amenazas de despedir a cerca de 1.500 trabajadores públicos realizadas por el gobernador del estado, Scott Walker.

Gran manifestación contra la amenaza de despidos del gobernador Walker. europapress.es