Let's get one thing straight: Children do not actually miss any school when teachers go on strike. The school year is simply extended. One difference between teachers going on strike and the private sector on strike is that businesses want to settle the strike as fast as possible to avoid losing any more money from a labor stoppage than they have to. School districts do not really lose any money when teachers go on strike. So, a school board can simply prolong negotiations knowing that they will not be in financial difficulties if there is a strike. How about a law which states that if teachers go on strike, school board members are financially punished for each day of it? Do you think teacher strikes would last that long if that happened to school board members?