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0 pointssjg0076y ago0 comments

Teachers should just work their contractual hours. Now that would be a protest!

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mattbreeden6y ago

Part of my wife's contract includes wording like 'any duties', so they can add as much arbitrary work as they want

bumby6y ago

"and other duties as assigned" is pretty common contractual verbiage nowadays it seems

egh6y ago

google "work to rule"

musicale6y ago

I'm somewhat baffled as to why "work to rule" is considered a sort of strike or protest.

If two parties have already agreed that one will perform a certain amount of work and another will pay a certain amount of money, it is unreasonable for either side to demand more than what the other side agreed to.

A contract becomes meaningless if one side can arbitrarily adjust the terms.

minikites6y ago

The massive power imbalance between employer and employee is the main factor here and the driving motivation for labor unions.

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SpicyLemonZest6y ago

It's not about one side arbitrarily adjusting the terms; it's about both sides realizing that they have a shared interest in keeping the organization running. It's just not feasible to write an employment contract that fully encompasses the work needing to get done.

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sjg007OP6y ago

It represents the dichotomy between contracted work and what it actually take to do the job.

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mattbreeden6y ago

Part of my wife's contract includes wording like 'any duties', so they can add as much arbitrary work as they want

bumby6y ago

"and other duties as assigned" is pretty common contractual verbiage nowadays it seems

egh6y ago

google "work to rule"

musicale6y ago

I'm somewhat baffled as to why "work to rule" is considered a sort of strike or protest.

A contract becomes meaningless if one side can arbitrarily adjust the terms.

minikites6y ago

The massive power imbalance between employer and employee is the main factor here and the driving motivation for labor unions.

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SpicyLemonZest6y ago

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sjg007OP6y ago

It represents the dichotomy between contracted work and what it actually take to do the job.

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