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The strike was called in response to the low pay of West Virginia teachers, whose compensation ranks 48th in the United States. [5] [6] The strike also responded to a pay raise passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jim Justice that provided only a 2% raise for 2019, and 1% raise for 2020 and a 1% raise for 2021 and a freeze on premiums for 16 months to benefits.
A strike by West Virginia teachers ended on Tuesday with a deal to raise their pay 5 percent after more than a week of protests across the state.
The 2018–2019 education workers' strikes in the United States began on February 22, 2018, after local activists compelled the West Virginia state leadership of the West Virginia branches of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association into holding a strike vote.
West Virginia ranked 46th among the 50 U.S. states for average teacher pay last year at $45,783, according to the National Education Association. West Virginia teachers' nine-day strike ends with ...
Teachers in West Virginia are striking for the third consecutive day, closing schools in all of the state’s 55 counties over low pay and benefits.
Pueblo Education Association went on strike May 2, 2018 asking for a 2% raise and $30 per a month for health insurance. [5] The Denver Classroom Teachers Association, the largest teachers union in the state, went on strike in February 2019 over low pay, and issues around an unpredictable and unjust compensation model. [6]
An end to the strike that kept more than 277,000 students out of school since last week appeared in sight on Tuesday, when Republican Governor Jim Justice promised a 5 percent raise for teachers ...
The starting salary for a teacher in the West Holmes District ranges from $39,781 for a teacher with a bachelor's degree to $46,146 or a master's degree, plus 25 graduate semester hours.