How much were you paid in your last job? http://egotastic.in.net/ egotasticallstars.com All teachers have to join a union, only 2 out of the 3 unions are striking. if your in one of the unions not striking, then your needed to attend school. however if the school has more teachers in the striking unions, the school will shut due to supervision numbers etc. They will still get paid. only striking teachers get no pay.