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View: UPDATE: Pay raise for W.Va. Teachers on hold by legislature; awaiting information from governor

UPDATE: Pay raise for W.Va. Teachers on hold by legislature; awaiting information from governor

February 28, 2018

Featured Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Cecil Roberts (UMW); Joe White (WV School Service Personnel Association) Excerpt Union leaders announced Monday the statewide teacher and school service personnel work stoppage would continue Tuesday. Speaking at a rally on the Capitol steps, Christine Campbell,…

View: Justice proposes 5% raise for WV school employees; strike set to end Thursday

Justice proposes 5% raise for WV school employees; strike set to end Thursday

February 27, 2018

Featured Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Cecil Roberts (UMW); Joe White (WV School Service Personnel Association) Excerpt Union leaders announced Monday the statewide teacher and school service personnel work stoppage would continue Tuesday. Speaking at a rally on the Capitol steps, Christine Campbell,…

View: Governor: West Virginia teacher strike over after agreement reached

Governor: West Virginia teacher strike over after agreement reached

February 27, 2018

Featured Randi Weingarten (AFT); Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Donald Thomas Excerpt All 55 West Virginia counties closed their public schools Thursday for the first day of what unions have announced, so far, will be a two-day work stoppage by public school employees…

View: West Virginia teacher strike set to continue Tuesday

West Virginia teacher strike set to continue Tuesday

February 26, 2018

Featured Randi Weingarten (AFT); Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Donald Thomas Excerpt All 55 West Virginia counties closed their public schools Thursday for the first day of what unions have announced, so far, will be a two-day work stoppage by public school employees…

View: Local Teachers Continue Picket

Local Teachers Continue Picket

February 26, 2018

Featured Dale Lee (WVEA); Joe White (WV School Service Personnel Association); Christine Campbell (AFT-WV) Excerpt Nancy Peyton of The Logan Banner reports teachers and service personnel were out across the county during the second day of the statewide walkout. Schools in all 55…

View: Here’s Why West Virginia Teachers Are On Strike

Here’s Why West Virginia Teachers Are On Strike

February 26, 2018

Featured Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Cecil Roberts (UMW); Joe White (WV School Service Personnel Association) Excerpt Union leaders announced Monday the statewide teacher and school service personnel work stoppage would continue Tuesday. Speaking at a rally on the Capitol steps, Christine Campbell,…

View: Union officials: Teacher strike continues Tuesday

Union officials: Teacher strike continues Tuesday

February 26, 2018

Featured Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Cecil Roberts (UMW); Joe White (WV School Service Personnel Association) Excerpt Union leaders announced Monday the statewide teacher and school service personnel work stoppage would continue Tuesday. Speaking at a rally on the Capitol steps, Christine Campbell, president of…

View: Public schools to stay closed Monday as teacher strike continues

Public schools to stay closed Monday as teacher strike continues

February 25, 2018

Featured Mandy Edwards Excerpt The statewide West Virginia teacher strike continued for a second day on Friday, but for Jennifer Holley and Rashard Clark, it was mostly business as usual at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, in downtown Charleston.…

View: WV school employee strike explained

WV school employee strike explained

February 24, 2018

Excerpt West Virginia is in the middle of its second-ever teacher strike. Teachers, this time joined by school service personnel, walked off the job Thursday, when thousands came to the state Capitol to show their frustration with legislators and Gov. Jim Justice over what…

View: Community groups looking out for kids during WV teacher strike

Community groups looking out for kids during WV teacher strike

February 23, 2018

Featured Mandy Edwards Excerpt The statewide West Virginia teacher strike continued for a second day on Friday, but for Jennifer Holley and Rashard Clark, it was mostly business as usual at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, in downtown Charleston. “We do…

View: West Virginia Teachers, Protesting Low Pay, Walk Out

West Virginia Teachers, Protesting Low Pay, Walk Out

February 23, 2018

Featured Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Cindy Nester; Kym Randolph (WVEA) Excerpt A two-day walkout by thousands of West Virginia public schoolteachers and employees to protest low pay will continue on Monday, organizers said on Friday afternoon. The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, the…

View: West Virginia Teachers Walk Out Over Pay, Benefits

West Virginia Teachers Walk Out Over Pay, Benefits

February 23, 2018

Featured Randi Weingarten (AFT); Christine Campbell (AFT-WV); Donald Thomas Excerpt All 55 West Virginia counties closed their public schools Thursday for the first day of what unions have announced, so far, will be a two-day work stoppage by public school employees…