My union has barely any money in the for greivances this year, so they are only "howling" over issues that effect an entire building or the entire union.
As far as your unemployment remark, my wife has been without work for a couple of years, and our family of 5 have to live off my salary...
At the end of the school year all teachers are told to submit requests for the stipend positions they want to have for the next school year. I submitted my request for supervising the school cafeteria before 1st period, and over the summer I received a letter from the school district stating...