GilfordGrok

Obviously, folks are looking at Nashua where the Teachers Union is not a set of happy campers (perhaps more properly, the subset of happy teachers within the larger set of teachers is a minimal set). And our teachers will soon be negotiating their contract real soon too.

Well, the "ill will" being displayed by the Nashua teachers seems to be going around.  When I saw this, the ONLY word that came to mind was:

CUTE 

Not cute as in "little kid" cute or "cuddly puppy" cute, but "aw, isn't that just barely amusing" cute coming from professionals (I cannot, for the life of me, seeing code herders doing something like this - naw, not a chance).  But at least, it isn't disobeying the law (e.g., going out on strike).

From EAOnline Intercepts:
 

In Indiana, the Michigan City Education Association is planning a unique protest of slow contract negotiations in the district:

As a protest, teachers will wear clothing in colors to express their
feelings about issues they say affect not only their working environment but
also students.

On Monday, they will wear blue "because we are sad for our children for not getting services they need due to large class sizes and the omission of programs."

On Tuesday they wear red because "we are seeing red because we are working without a contract."

On Wednesday they wear green because "we are envious of (school) districts that treat their teachers fairly and respect them as professionals."

On Thursday they wear orange. In the style of a children's riddle, they
ask, "Orange you glad you're with a highly qualified teacher today?"

On Friday, they wear black "because we have not received a raise to reflect a cost-of-living increase." 

Now, who is going to be seeing these colors?  Well, primarily, the kids - after all, it is ALWAYS for this children, isn't it (even contract negotiations).  People who use kids to make political  points in adult negotiations? Let's just say I keep thinking about that Pilgrim phrase "the stocks"...

Well, not leaving an opportunity to go to waste, the EAOnline folks decided on some colors of their own:

Here are a few ideas for the following week:

Monday - Silver and gold "for what we want from the taxpayers."
Tuesday - Brown "for the citizens who brown-bag it to pay for our benefits."
Wednesday - Yellow "for the politicians who cave in to our demands."
Thursday - Pink "for the pink slips against which tenure protects us."
Friday - Maroon "for the generation of maroons and ignoranimuses we're turning out."

A diversity of colors...and we have to celebrate diversity, right?