No Jan... no benefits of *any* kind, and the hourly rate is far less than
that of union teachers.
Small wonder that they can't keep good subs. Only the current recession is
on their (the school's) side.
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > I've
> > applied to
> > reactivate my substitute teacher status in the local public school
> district.
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> In light of another discussion on this thread, I'm curious: as a sub, will
> you be covered by collective bargaining, and will you have at least some
> fringe benefits?
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> It was many years ago, but I recall my Mom voluntarily contributing to a
> fund for substitute teachers, who were not covered by union contracts, and
> who were paid less and got NO benefits whatsoever, not even the right to pay
> into the group health care plan the salaried teachers had. They were pretty
> much serfs at the base of the economic food chain.
>
> On the other hand, I know a sub here in BC who gets paid much more than
> salaried teachers, with the intent that they manage their own retirement and
> other benefits -- sort of like engineering contractors do.
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