It appears Oshkosh teachers have given up their ninety sick days a year?
Ninety.
This is difficult to understand, given that most school districts have a school calendar of 185 school days per year.
So how is it possible that anyone negotiated ninety sick days a year, presumably to either not come to work or to be given cash when they retire?
This is pretty incredible. One wonders what other secrets are hidden in those contracts.
This is from The Northwestern:
-Teachers would no longer receive 90 sick days per year. Instead, they would receive 10 sick days per year that could accumulate up to 90 days. Unused days would not be paid back.Ninety.
Ninety.
Reform was needed.
UPDATE: Due to a complaint that this charge was bogus, here is the actual link to the contract agreement:
Article 20 of the collective bargaining agreement summarizes the employee rights to use income protection “sick leave.”
("Personal account" defined as being those unused income protection days remaining of the original ninety (90) days.)
- All teachers shall be guaranteed ninety (90) teaching days of income protection for each teaching contract year in the event of absences due to sickness or disability. Such income protection shall be prorated for teachers teaching less than full time.
- Absences of illness in the immediate family shall be covered by this provision, provided such absences are caused by critical illness, a sudden call for suspected critical condition, the necessity of taking a member of the family to the hospital, or the making of arrangements for care due to sudden illness, but shall not apply to cases where the employee’s presence is required as a nurse, or as a caretaker, or to provide for the operation of the family due to sickness or an accident in the family.
- The Board reserves the right to send an employee to a physician at district expense for an examination when deemed necessary. Such teacher will submit to such examination unless refusal is based on bona fide religious convictions.
- Teachers shall not continue to draw daily income protection benefits after they become eligible for benefits under the district’s Long Term Disability Plan; however, any unused days shall remain in the teacher’s personal account.
It's a total BS headline. 10 days a year, that can roll over. Case must be weak if they have to outright lie about this stuff.
ReplyDeleteSorry, NC Yippie. It's right here in the contract:
ReplyDeleteSick Leave - OEA
Article 20 of the collective bargaining agreement summarizes the employee rights to use income protection “sick leave.”
All teachers shall be guaranteed ninety (90) teaching days of income protection for each teaching contract year in the event of absences due to sickness or disability. Such income protection shall be prorated for teachers teaching less than full time.
Absences of illness in the immediate family shall be covered by this provision, provided such absences are caused by critical illness, a sudden call for suspected critical condition, the necessity of taking a member of the family to the hospital, or the making of arrangements for care due to sudden illness, but shall not apply to cases where the employee’s presence is required as a nurse, or as a caretaker, or to provide for the operation of the family due to sickness or an accident in the family.
The Board reserves the right to send an employee to a physician at district expense for an examination when deemed necessary. Such teacher will submit to such examination unless refusal is based on bona fide religious convictions.
Teachers shall not continue to draw daily income protection benefits after they become eligible for benefits under the district’s Long Term Disability Plan; however, any unused days shall remain in the teacher’s personal account.
("Personal account" defined as being those unused income protection days remaining of the original ninety (90) days.)