Hamilton, Andy
Capo Unified teachers strike, pro, con
April 22, 2010
Andy Hamilton, Lake Forest, The Orange County
Register With
the economy still slumping and the record high unemployment, I can
only guess the intention of the CUSD teachers union – nostalgia
over better times when CUSD coffers were full? Times are tough and
my guess is that school district finances will only get tougher. Be
happy you have a job – my former firm laid off nearly half of us in
2009. One final thing – remember the Air Traffic Controller's
strike in the early 1980s? They never got their jobs back. Is the 4
percent reduction in expected salary worth the risk?
Do Capo Unified teachers demand too much?
April 22, 2010
Andy Hamilton, Lake Forest, The Orange County
Register If a
school district has a massive budget deficit (like all Orange
County school districts), where does the gap in the budget get
filled ["CUSD schools to stay open as strike starts," Local, April
22]? If the teachers union agrees to a 6 percent pay cut, but gets
a 10 percent pay cut and goes to strike over the 4 percent
difference, is that wise?...