Strike- General Discussion
Re: Strike
I think that it is unfair that the ELS teachers were being treated unfairly, however I am very against the strike. I've been at a university before that has been on strike, and I lost a semester because of it. I'm sick of the students being used as pawns in a game of politics. If the ESL teachers felt they were being treated unfairly, then they need to take it up with the people who were the perpetrators. The students are being punished for something that's not our fault. We missed out on classes, tests, presentations, etc., and it shouldn't have happened. I believe it was very selfish for the ESL teachers to put the students of Brock in the middle of this situation.
Meta-Reflection on Forum Posting 5
With regards to a strike, I believe that students should never have to suffer the negative consequences that they had no control over. In the case of the ESL teacher strike at Brock, why didn't the picketers stand and protest outside the offices of the people they have their direct problem with? Instead, the chose to cause hours of delays for people who have paid a lot of money for their educations, and are now suffering. I think it's completely selfish and unfair for picketers to disallow students to attend school. We paid for the right to go to class, and we shouldn't be denied that. If people were interested in what the strike was about, or in supporting the ESL teachers' cause, then they can do so on their own time, and of their own accord. We shouldn't be forced to listen to them picket.
St. Catharines has one of the highest unemployment rates in all of Canada. If the employees we have aren't happy with the conditions of their jobs, then we should hire the many people who would love to have a job, in their place. Not to mention that at least three of the picketers' signs had spelling/grammar mistakes. Are these really the people we want teaching others English anyway?
St. Catharines has one of the highest unemployment rates in all of Canada. If the employees we have aren't happy with the conditions of their jobs, then we should hire the many people who would love to have a job, in their place. Not to mention that at least three of the picketers' signs had spelling/grammar mistakes. Are these really the people we want teaching others English anyway?
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