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[RL] So I spoke to the principal and they're going to fix it so I was here on Wedneday
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even if I wasnt ; I was up and did text about coming in
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and then found out I was supposed too even with the strike happening
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papermint tiger
i'm so glad they're doing that for you
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/hugs
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i hope this gets over with soon
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hugs
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I hope so too
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from my understanding theres a lot of paranoia and covid fatigue
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and they're all talking about the numbers and those are those numbers of the unvaccinated
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90 % of the CPS teacher teachers city wide are vaccinted
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its getting more the kids their vaccines which shouldnt be an issue but it is
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even of most of us grew up with you get the basic 3 shot booster or no school
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which is how I grew up
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I dont know what happened in that time period
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I also get that CPS is looking at when the teachers want to come back which is Jan 18th which is after MLK Day which is a high call off for Friday and Monday
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so I get - CPS looking at the time table and not liking it
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its all - we should have had been online at the start and not come back and have 2 days of in person and no school the rest of the week
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I understand that the staff wants to feel safe but some things like the covid testing - thats a 3rd party
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and every company wants the Covid testers
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is the man power realistically there
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papermint tiger
basicaly Im hoping they calm and down and make a list and break the want list down and see what is plauisble
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and stop pointing at each other like Toddlers on both sides
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we are very lucky to have Covid testing once a week
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even if the results are slow still waiting on mine from Tuesday
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but that isnt CPS's fault
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the 3rd party is trying to keep up with demand
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Chicago's teacher strike was on the ABC Evening News last night
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it's a big deal
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yes because President Biden is disappointed in us
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and like I just said
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CPS and The MAyor and the CTU are just being toddlers and pointing fingers at each other
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and not reasonably breaking things down
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Biden's in a bad mood. He was reminded of January 6th and went on a rant about Trump doing nothing about it
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CTU wants better testing
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I get it the staff wants to feel safe
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we get testing once a week from a 3rd party
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yeah, that's what my campus does too
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and can that 3rd party come more often?
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maybe they cant
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my campus blocked off a whole parking lot to set up tents for COVID testing. They're open all week for students who are required to get weekly tests. But, like, they're on a University campus. They have tons of money I'm sure public school in Illinois doesn't have
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Covid fatigue and paranoia are very high between both right now
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Its more - every company wants Covid testers
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and they are doing what they can with their employees the Covid testers
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at the end of the day its how many staff do you have
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and the demand
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and if theres more demand than staff - its just not gonna be fast
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like I said I got tested on Tuesday its Friday
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you cant scream and whine about a thing if the thing just doesnt have the man power
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but also from what Im hearing the CTU - isnt even thinking that the Covid Testers are a 3rd party
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which that in of itself is a problem
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isn't there a shortage of tests too, or is that just in some areas?
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we do have a shortage of take home tests
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which in retrospect having a 3rd party come in once a week we should be grateful
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because you cant even buy the take home at CVS, Walgreens, etc
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but no - rather they're acting like Toddlers and the kids are missing school for 3 days
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and they're not from what I heard; addressing the root issue that the schools should push for all kids that can to be vaccinated or you dont go to school
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I hoping they actually talk today thats all
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I heard that yesterday it was just a bunch of arguing from both sides
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and not looking for common ground
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so you know being Toddlers
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Toddlers have more sense.
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LOL
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Just glad I got paid for the whole week
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but they need to get it together so the kids can get back to learning
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Yes. I've been seeing it on the news
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also CPS isnt not in the wrong either; there are things that they could give back to the teachers that would apparently make them feel safe
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we did an online Covid screening before work last year
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and then a temperture check at the door
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If that makes them feel better - do it
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Yeah
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but I do feel that wanting more testing (more than once a week) is asking a lot given the supply and man power that is lacking
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No doubt. The shortage of testing supplies and long lines for tests are also on the news.
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nod
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and in the meantime the adults are pointing and screaming when we tell the kids to not solve things this way
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Not setting a good example.
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nope
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I dont back the behavior on either side
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they should have a solution already
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this is day three
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and this is why its day three; neither side is trying to find a middle ground but blaming the other side
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Seems to reflect everything else going on too. No one wants to compromise and find solutions. They all want all of nothing. It's a sad state of affairs.
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sigh
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huuuuuuugs
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also I poked you about a TL I put up last night :>
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Kk 
I'll poke at you tonight after girl child is in bed. Boy child just be boy child.
I'll poke at you tonight after girl child is in bed. Boy child just be boy child.
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Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas blasts CTU's push for dis...
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SIGHHHHH
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What is common ground for 100, Alex?
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srsly just want to cry over all this stupidity
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but I do need to get out of this because my attention span is starting to get bad
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/offers huge hug/
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OH WOW
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I called it
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CPS officials have blamed a national labor shortage amid the pandemic for keeping the contractors from being able to hire enough custodians to fill vacancies to be able to fully staff the city’s schools and to find fill-ins when custodians are out sick.
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Ousted over dirty schools complaints, CPS official w...
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I had a discussion with a staff member in real life on why some school dont have janiors
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basically I said, people my age dont want blue collared jobs and its a storage everywhere
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and to be honest; the lack of blue collared workers is an issue because we need plumbers and such for our society
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so - I guess we need to hurry up with robotics or something if humans dont want these jobs
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a lot of these blue collared workers are retiring
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and they are not training a lot of newbies to fill their shoes
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demand is high and resources are low
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its good honest work and the backbone of society but humans dont want these jobs like they use too
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this is an issue in of itself but leaks into everything
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its not that the blue collared jobs dont exist; people just dont want to take them
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and hopefully we never get to the point of - who's gonna wire that new building that was just built
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The problem is, Boomers and GenXers have stigmatized blue collar jobs for so long, it's leading to Gen Y and Millenials not wanting to go into it, because their parents/granparents will scream at them.
papermint tiger
yeah, i was dead against getting a fast food job when i was first looking to the point i didn't even apply to them
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because my dad used to say that if i didn't do good in school i'd only be able to get a job at mcdonald's
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as if that was a threat/the worst thing ever
KrisKrampus
Ugh, indeed, and it may have also contributed to the horrible way people treat service workers.
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I was lucky: my parents may be Boomers, but my dad worked in agriculture, so working with ones hands was looked on as perferctly honorable work.
Mis
Yeah, I actually considered trade school over college but was firmly discouraged. Never mind that there's big bucks in trades because it's stuff that needs to be done. Plumbers, electricians, carpenters...it's not easy work but it pays and there's an ongoing need for those workers.
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KrisKrampus
Yuuup
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Also, we respected service workers anyway, and due to all the war stories I've brought home of Karens and Darrens, it's lead to my folks being extra considerate of service workers.
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and I went to a High School that was founded on the trades
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When I went there in the early 2000s
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They still had their shops
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Wood, Metal, Car and Drafting
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when I went in 2015 to sub there
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ALL GONE
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Green Energy, Leadership, etc
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so now you have to find a Trade School
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Mis
that is true is it certainly not encouraged
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Yeah, thank heavens the high school our town has shop classes, as there's a vocational/tech school on the other side of town.
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but - we're gonna have to get robotics going really fast for non-sentient robots to do these
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anyways some of these issues coming up in this fight for more things
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Are bigger economical issues
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its also the fact that we've learned from the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers
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The long lasting health issues of some of these jobs
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like truck drivers having heart issues for instance
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because sitting for 12 hours + is very bad for you
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which truck drivers is also a high in demand for workers
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and hence the empty shelves or part of the reason besides the boats being docked
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Janitors have a tendency to have back issues
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etc
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and part of the reason these jobs arent encouraged but they're very needed
Mis
Yeah. A lot of trades involve exposure to dangerous chemicals/substances, for example. Sawdust, asbestos, lead...
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nod
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but we still need the trades to run our society
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Yeah, we do. And honestly, part of the problem there too is lack of support. Companies not paying for the correct safety equipment/measures...
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Yuuuuup
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and to make a full circle to the topic
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starting to see the trinkle down with not all schools having a janitor
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and stuff getting to the store shelves slower
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and truck drivers are not encouraged given that self driving cars are in the near future
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but its still probably going to be 5 years give or take before that
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I have a few former truck driver friends in RL
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they know - they know they will be replaced by a box in the near future
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papermint tiger
and they dont get paid a lot, they dont usually move up they're not good long term jobs
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and depending on what you do - you're exposed to stuff
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and I think we're going to see those slowly completely automated
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I mean McDonalds has a kiosk where you touch to order for instance
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its a matter of creating a machine that can make the food at this point really
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Im fairly certain once they do they will fire all their cooks
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anyways we are for sure in a state of change with jobs