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Han wrote:


A majority of NJ teacher contracts are for 3 years. So, your statement
of "always" is, literally speaking, incorrect. In addition, the example
of my local school district is not unique. Their contract expired in
2010, and a new one was tentatively approved late in 2011.
The INDIVIDUAL contracts are from year to year. The general contract
about salaries, etc, that is negotiated with the union may or may not
last 3 years depending on awhole bunch of things. That is why over the
last few years the school systems always announce layoffs really early
and then hire them back depending on who quits or retires.

Sometimes it
takes longer, sometimes not. But that is a bit besides the point. Once
you embark on a career, it isn't always easy to switch. Example: It is
much easier to change careers if you get eased out and get left with a
handshake of an extra 6 month salary after having earned over 200K/yr.
When you're down to less than 50K/yr, and there is no handshake, it's not
so easy.

But other than CongressCritter and possibly some legislatures, what
other career doesn't entail the same concerns?

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