Date: 2|16|2011
Madison Teacher’s Could Cost Taxpayers as Much as $300,000 on Wednesday
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent had to close school on Wednesday “after 40% of the 2,600 members of the teachers union had called in sick and more were expected to do so through Wednesday morning.” Forty percent of 2,600 teachers is 1,040 teachers taking a paid “sick day” to protest.
So how much might it cost Madison area taxpayers for their teachers to go protest at the capital over having to contribute to their pension and healthcare like the rest of us?
According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the average salary in the Madison Metropolitan School District is $52,022 per year before benefits. Teachers in Wisconsin have about 180 days of instruction. Therefore, Madison teachers make about $289 per work day.
If 1,040 teachers receive payment for their sick day, Madison area taxpayers will have paid protesting teachers nearly $300,571 on Wednesday, while their children lost a day of education.
As of Tuesday, the Superintendent in Madison has said that teacher’s will be docked pay if they do not submit proper doctor’s approval. Don’t count on it.
This might be just the beginning of public employees holding our children and vital services hostage at the behest of union bosses.
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