https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/us/minneapolis-teacher-strike/index.html

https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2022/03/21/minneapolis-public-school-strike-key-issues-budget

Basic asks: "The offer includes proposed salary increases for ESPs, including increasing starting wages for 85% of them to at least $23 per hour, which the district said would equate to close to $35,000 per year for most full-time ESPs." Also from Axios: "The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers' priorities include a 12% pay increase, a raise to starting wages for education support professionals and limits on class sizes. "

  • riley
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    1 year ago

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    • MendingBenjamin [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      It’s bullshit. They’ll find emergency relief if they need it. How much emergency aid money gets funneled straight into the pockets of petty booj?

      • catposter [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        idk what world you live in but pretty much all the relief aid i see seems to go to regular bourgeoisie and not artisans and self-employed people

      • cawsby [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        How much money has been wasted on high school stadiums in the past 25 years alone?

        Some high school stadiums in the US hold 15k+ people. Almost all built in the past 2-3 decades.

        https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-high-school-stadiums-in-the-us.html