en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/161163 Comments by tbd http://dev.www.komonews.com/news/27976089.html#IDComment5932413 I have no problem with a strike by workers when there is some skin in the game (like Boeing Machinists losing wages during the strike) . However, the law is abundantly clear for teachers: they don't have the right to strike. In a real strike, there is something at stake (i.e. lost wages). In Bellevue, the teachers are just holding students, parents, and the school district hostage. There is no fear of lost wages because the school days will be made up later. If the legislature/courts would hold teachers accountable for illegal strikes by fining them or reducing the school year accordingly so their salaries are negatively impacted by their actions, it is quite unlikely teachers would be quite so eager to join the picket lines. Google the Marysville SD strike and see how fast the teachers returned to work "without" a contract when parents sued the teachers union and a judge was ready to impose stiff fines for their illegal activity. I think it took one day to get the teachers back into their classrooms. Not sure why parents in Bellevue haven't started this process already...or maybe they have? Sun, 7 Sep 2008 23:00:24 +0000 http://dev.www.komonews.com/news/27976089.html#IDComment5932413