When schools (rightly) closed last week, we knew many working mums (& dads) would be plunged into the nightmare of trying to work AND look after their kids AND homeschool. So we @the_TUC asked them how they were managing. 55,630 parents replied (!), in four days, 7-10 Jan 1/
So @the_TUC demands that parents get a right to be furloughed, if all other options have been exhausted.
We don't ask this lightly. What we want are decent parental rights for the long-term. But working parents need a right to furlough now.
Seven in ten mums who asked for furlough to cope with childcare were turned down.
We need a right to furlough.
That means parents can share care. 42% told us they are already sharing care with a partner.
When furloughing parents, bosses must ask parents to share care - and dads should ask for furlough
Not all public sector staff can get critical worker school places - and wraparound care is closed.
The public sector should place parents who can't work on paid parental leave - and the government should fund this.
Too many are stuck on inadequate sick pay of £95pw.
Sick pay *must* rise - but right now, people shielding should have a right to furlough too.
Working mums need more help.
Fix rights for working parents long term :
- ten days paid parental leave
- right to work flexibly
Too many bosses are turning down furlough.
Give parents (& shielded) an emergency right to furlough now
Decent #SickPayForAll
Kudos to the fab @SianCElliott who leads this work.
Thanks to 55,630 parents who told us how hard it is.
Working parents are stronger in a union. Join a one today https://t.co/t8NqVLZaSk
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Okay, #MAEdu, let's talk FY22 and the Student Opportunity Act: https://t.co/o1tgppGy4K
First up:
The FIRST year, Governor Baker?
This is the second year of SOA implementation: you're missing one.
So, are we going to do this in six years, or are we just going to kick the can ANOTHER year on kids?
Remember, school funding is builds on prior years.
We never get that missing funding back.
Also: what are the base numbers being used?
Is the Governor dropping enrollment, even though we all know that was an artificial drop?
There's a decent chance that a WHOLE bunch of those kindergartner and preschoolers are going to be back this fall if we manage to get kids into buildings, PLUS we'll have the USUAL enrollment of preK and K!
...and less funding than usual?
.@MassGovernor Baker says FY22 budget proposal will fully fund the 1st year of the Student Opportunity Act. #mapoli #MassMuni21
— Mass. Municipal Assn (@massmunicipal) January 22, 2021
First up:
The FIRST year, Governor Baker?
This is the second year of SOA implementation: you're missing one.
So, are we going to do this in six years, or are we just going to kick the can ANOTHER year on kids?
Remember, school funding is builds on prior years.
We never get that missing funding back.
Also: what are the base numbers being used?
Is the Governor dropping enrollment, even though we all know that was an artificial drop?
There's a decent chance that a WHOLE bunch of those kindergartner and preschoolers are going to be back this fall if we manage to get kids into buildings, PLUS we'll have the USUAL enrollment of preK and K!
...and less funding than usual?