Comments on: Poised to lay off school aides, city is hit with a restraining order

By: cs

cs — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:46:23 +0000

It was a good idea for DC37 to take this to court. The DOE even lost on Friday when they went to court to have the decision overturned. This will buy some time for those school aides. I wonder what the DOE will do or should I say who else will get layoff notices next, especially with the governor’s education cuts. The DOE cut a lot of secretaries in June. All the secretaries that had sub licenses were notified that they wouldn’t have jobs in September.

The DOE has to stop paying outside contractors. The money they spent this year alone on studies, et cetera, could pay the salaries of the school aides they were looking to let go.

Why doesn’t Bloomberg pay for Klein’s salary out of his own pocket since he has so much money and Klein is Bloomberg’s puppet anyway.

By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:41:39 +0000

yes,
Thank you for the information. (Also, I know they don’t work 2,000 hrs/yr.)

These adjustments make the case for the aides all the stronger.

Call ir half a tenth of a percent. And double the shame.

By: yes

yes — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:26:56 +0000

they do not make anywhere near 20.00 an hour.more like 12.00 – 14.00 per hour.shame on this city.get rid of the contracted workers and temps.stop all the studies and consulting.

By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:58:16 +0000

When DOE and electeds and parent reps worked out the deal for in-class non-teaching help, I recall hearing that the deal was pending the sign-on of DC 37 (not in the room at the time).

Was DC 37 ever looped in before the school year started?

If the union WAS looped in and agreed, shame on them for having it both ways above.

If the union was NOT looped in, shame on DOE for not dotting i’s and crossing DC’s.

If the union WAS looped in — and objected — shame on DOE for steamrolling them.

Though per Patrick I am glad to see the aides in the classes that Klein swamped.

But let’s stop blaming the parents. Parents didn’t turn the schools into sardine factories. Kleinberg did. And Kleinberg is laying off the aides.

By: Patrick J. Sullivan

Patrick J. Sullivan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:00:47 +0000

The decision points to overcrowding at one school but not the other. PS 6 is at 127% of capacity with Kindergarten class sizes of 28 in a clear and willful violation of the union collective bargaining agreement. Is there an “irreparable impact” to these children?

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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:05:43 +0000

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By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:50:11 +0000

500 aides making what, $20/hr?
So how much are we talking?
500 aides x $20/hr x 2000 hrs/year (if full time, and full year) = $20 million?

I know times are tough, but they are toughest on the neediest. Kids and aides both.

And relative to a $22 BILLION budget, we’re talking less than ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT.

And that’s BEFORE estimating incremental city services that might be needed BY laid off aides.

For shame.

Penny wise and Klein foolish.