West Virginia teachers strike continues after senate cuts their pay raise
3/3/18
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from FoxNews,
3/1/18:
Unions representing West Virginia teachers said their strike would continue on Monday after state lawmakers voted to cut the 5 percent pay increase they had negotiated with Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, West Virginia Education Association and the School Service Personnel Association said the senate left them no choice after voting to reduce their raise to 4 percent on Saturday night, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The inability to agree on salary terms is impacting 277,000 students— who have been out of school since Feb. 22 — and 35,000 employees in West Virginia, where teacher salaries start at about $33,000, which is among the lowest in the country.
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