I don't think you understand how this works. We can't negotiate anything. There is no negotiating...period. Private schools don't get you a pension. You aren't part of the Wisconsin retirement system in a private school.
Believe it or not, there are teachers who can 1. Use their sick days like personal days as they see fit, 2. Get more than 2 PTO days a year, and 3. Can take unpaid leave for trips. My district is not one of them. I don't really understand the condescending undertone of your post.
My wife is very supportive. When we were first married, it took her awhile to get herself established in the corporate wellness field. We moved a lot, I commuted as much as an hour and twenty minutes one way while she was "growing her brand" so to speak. She landed in a fortune 200 company...
I don't disagree with you at all. We have a referendum coming up on the general election day. It has already failed once last spring and my name is on the "31 other cut possibility" flyer everyone in the district got in the mail.
After COVID, it has become very difficult to find substitute teachers. If I call in sick, it often falls on my colleagues to fill my teaching spot which means they lose out on their prep periods. They get a measly 25 dollars to sub, but they usually don't know about the responsibility until...