On this edition of Your Call, we hear from teachers who are organizing and going on strike to demand raises and increases to public education funding.
It took the longest strike in the state’s history for teachers in West Virginia to earn a five percent raise. Their strike showed what a unified workforce can do. Teachers in other parts of the country, including Arizona and Oklahoma, might be following suit. We’ll speak with teachers across the country to find out what they’re facing.
Guests:
Sharon Reese, special education English teacher in Shawnee, Oklahoma
Heather DeLuca Nestor, middle school teacher and leader of the West Virginia Education Association chapter in Morgantown, West Virginia
Lyndsey Schlax, high school social studies teacher in San Francisco, co-founder of Teachers Take Action Against Gun Violence and SFUSD Educators Connect
Web Resources:
In These Times: Kentucky Teachers Are Protesting and Walking Off the Job to Save Their Pensions—And Winning
Wall Street Journal: Why More States Are Tussling With Their Teachers
Reuters: Oklahoma lawmakers look at tax hike to avert a teachers' strike
Studybreaks: Lingering Questions and the Aftermath of the West Virginia Teachers Strike
AZ Central: Teachers hold #RedforEd rally at Capitol after sick-out at 9 West Valley schools
Vox: The West Virginia teachers strike is over. But Oklahoma and Arizona may be next.
