Madison School District files court injunction to make teachers return to work

"The only ones that are hurt are the kids and their families" That's what I think people supporting this strike don't realize. If you have kids, and you work, this is a huge hit financially because instead of dropping your kids off at school, you have to either pay for child care during the day, or miss work. This is really horrible for families and I'm surprised we haven't heard more about the people who are already struggling financially and now have the added cost of child care during the strike. I wonder if any parents have considered suing the unions and teachers over it.

You're absolutely right. Then if the kids have to go to school longer into the summer, it messes up many families' vacations. It also affects high school seniors who need their transcripts to get into college if the school yer has to be extended. As I said, I don't consider this situation to be quite the same as an individual district's strike but it could be organized better so the schools wouldn't have to be closed. ALL of the teachers don't have to be there to protest 24/7! That having been said, I'm still on the side of the workers and I'm still and always will be very much in favor of unions and the right to organize and to collective bargaining. I KNOW many unions are far from perfect and changes should be made, but I shudder to think how some workers would be treated without them. Now with the idiotic Citizens United decision it's clear the GOP's best bet to become more powerful and to take the Senate and the White House is to bust the unions. Like I said, unions aren't perfect but right now they're the only voice the middle class working people have. The Chamber of Commerce and the Koch brothers sure don't have their interests in mind! Annie

Actually, I agree with the judge here. Not that I like what she did, but she made a great point. For it to be a strike, the union would have had to call for it. While there is evidence the union supports the teachers' actions, there was apparently no evidence presented to the judge that it was instigated by the union. But that doesn't mean the district can't take action against the teachers. It also doesn't mean the families of the students can't take legal action either. All it means is that the district can't compel the teachers to return to work on Monday. Personally, I would refuse to allow any teacher who showed such lack of integrity any access to any student in the future.