Quote Originally Posted by Batteriesnare View Post
BIIIIGGGG difference here though - they're not walking out, they are using personal days or are being docked pay, just like taking time off from any other job for which you have the flexibility to do so. The fact that the districts cannot summon enough backup to cover their obligations is not the teachers' fault, unless you want to argue that people cannot use their personal paid time off in the manner they see fit.

What place of employment has the ability to backfill when EVERYONE wants the same day off? Granted I work in healthcare and of course we are all encouraged and allowed to use our PTO...but not everyone on the same day.