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Families' Financial Pressure of Teacher Strikes

Posted By: Katie Franzios · 12/11/2012 4:22:00 PM

As parents try to cope teacher walkouts across the province, there could be a major financial strain on some families.

While elementary teachers are staging one-day strikes right now, there is uncertainty on if there will be longer ones in the future.

With the average hourly wage in Ontario at around 25 dollars for adults, a parent could lose $200 a day if they wanted to stay home to look after their kids and don't have paid vacation. If they turn to daycare, they're looking at spending between $20-40 each day, if they can get in.

Both the Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care and the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care stress the system is already strained, with wait-lists for both daytime and after-school programs.

That means parents could be sent scrambling if strikes begin to last longer than a day and may have to tighten their budgets no matter which path they take.

The Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario is giving parents 72-hours notice for their rotating one-day strikes and both organizations say that would make it tough to find somewhere for their kids for a short time.

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  1. katie posted on 12/11/2012 04:39 PM
    Teachers should be ashmaed, deeply ashamed. I know, I know, they LOVE the children, and that is why they are doing this, because as we can all see it is really benefiting the children. But soon the teachers will be on their taxpayer paid Christmas break, so maybe they will come back in a better mood and not strike or whine for a little while.
  2. chris posted on 12/11/2012 04:50 PM
    The only one whining is this last commentor. The last time I checked teachers were taxpayers , paying more than most in the private sector as the are taxed at source without rediculous deductions, and exemptions found in the private sectoras well as paying for their average benefits and well managed pension that they pay on average $800 per month into. Teachers lose a days pay when they are forced to strike and the majority of them also have children.There isnt a teacher out there who wants to strike , however the reality in our society is that no one cares one bit about what is being taken away from teachers and only get involved when it costs them something or affects their kids.But lets allow the media to continue to distort the facts and the teacher bashing can continue as Canadas #1 pastime at least until hockey returns.
    1. Anita Del Re posted on 12/11/2012 05:05 PM
      @chris Chris I think that it's funny that the public does not rally and come to battle for other public workers. I'm a nurse and I can't strike, or work to rule. I have a period of 15 minutes before and after my 12 hour shift that I do not ever get paid for. I also am a unionized worker, but that is the job I signed up for. Bottom line they are payed with public dollars. Most of us have no choice but to send our kids to public school. Even then we have no choice over which public school we are allowed to send them to. I don't like they way that this has been delivered on to them but something needs to be done.
    2. Katie posted on 12/11/2012 05:44 PM
      @chris And we are supposed to feel sorry for teachers when they strike? You are kidding right? Stop using the same old tired arguments about how you pay taxes too. Yes you do, but the rest of us taxpayers who pay for your salaries, perks, sick day buy outs, pensions etc, etc. are sick and tired of bei g held ransom by teachers are sick and tired of it and sick and tired of you teachers thinking at you deserve more and always, always wanting more. What about fairness and equity for everyone. The public don't resent what you make and what you have, we are just fed up hearing about how hard done by you are. That is the crux. Stop whining and start appreciating because believe me there are legions of us who feel like this. The respect and admiration people had in the past is gone.you call yourselves professional act li,e it and stop trying to pull the wool over evrybody's eyes, because our eyes Re wide open
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  3. Jen posted on 12/11/2012 07:51 PM
    I don't know how these teachers keep a straight face when they come up with all of their contrived, self righteous indignation spin. I mean, they must be looking at the drivel they write / speak and think to themselves..."Really" ? I know when Ireland about it or read their comments I am absolutely gob smacked that they even have the nerve to try and push this crap on the public and actually expect us to buy it. Teachers, if you feel you are being bashed you have nobody to blame but yourselves and your thug unions.
  4. proton posted on 12/12/2012 11:02 AM
    if you want to know how much teachers are REALLY paid read

    http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/02/why-excessive-teachers-wages-are-a-boondoggle-we-cant-afford/

    It's hard to sympathize with teachers after understanding their compensation
  5. proton posted on 12/12/2012 11:04 AM
    anyone interested in being EDUCATED on the compensation of teachers please read

    http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/02/why-excessive-teachers-wages-are-a-boondoggle-we-cant-afford/

    We need a government to fix this union!
    1. jen posted on 12/12/2012 11:09 AM
      @proton Well, they hate all the government parties now, so none of the parties have anything to lose. Teachers' downfall will be because of their excessive greed and sense of entitlement and their union thug leaders. Support for teachers is sooooo over. They jsut don't get it!
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