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Mass strikes took place on 17 and 18 January 2019, when at least 45,000 students protested in Switzerland and Germany alone, against insufficient policies on global warming. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] In several countries, including Germany and the UK, pupils demanded the change of laws to reduce the voting age to 16 so that they could influence ...
This has subsequently reduced the frequency of teacher strikes in Pennsylvania, although the state still leads the nation in strikes. [19] Between 2000 and 2007, Pennsylvania accounted for 60% of teacher strikes nationwide. [20] [21] 2010 saw 3 strikes, while 2011 had one strike. Between 1968 and 2012 Pennsylvania has had 740 teacher strikes. [1]
The September 2019 climate strikes, also known as the Global Week for Future, were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change, which took place from 20 to 27 September 2019. The strikes' key dates were 20 September, which was three days before the United Nations Climate Summit, and 27 ...
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. The strike—which ended when teachers returned to ...
First day of the third global strike. [314] [315] Appearance by Greta Thunberg in New York City, while appearing on widescreen in Stockholm. [316] See September 2019 climate strikes for a list of actions by country. 27 September 2019: 170 countries 6,400+ locations [317] 2+ million [2] Last day of the third global strike. [318]
The 2018 North Carolina teachers' rally was a rally and protest on May 16, 2018, with teachers in North Carolina walking out in protest of deflating wages [1] [2] and decreased employee benefits. [3] The rally is part of the larger wave of teachers' strikes in the United States where protests occurred in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Colorado, and ...
More than 30,000 public-school teachers of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) went on strike from January 14 to 22, 2019. [1] Protesting low pay, large class sizes, inadequate support staffs of nurses and librarians, and the proliferation of charter schools, the teachers went on strike for the first time in the district in 30 years.
The 2018 Arizona teachers' strike was held from April 26–May 3, 2018, by 20,000 teachers to protest low pay and cuts to school funding. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey had approved a proposal giving a 20 percent raise to teachers by 2020, with a 9 percent raise in 2019; teachers rejected this proposal as it did not provide increased funding for schools themselves or raises for support staff.