West Virginia Teachers' Strike VICTORY Gives EVERYONE Eat!
And now it's back to lesson plans, hooray!
The teacher strike that shut down all the public schools in West Virginia is over; Gov. Jim Justice agreed Tuesday to give teachers a five percent raise this year, which may drag the state's teacher pay a little bit higher than 48th in the nation. Schools will reopen tomorrow after what's being called a "cooling off" day today. In addition to the raise for teachers, Justice also announced a three percent raise for all state employees, who we hope will send a nice thank you card to the teachers' union.
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Also, how's this for terrific and maybe a tiny bit weepy, shut up, fuck you, YOU'RE CRYING. Before going out on strike, teachers and staff packed up enough home lunches to distribute to kids who wouldn't be able to get fed at school. At the elementary school in Beckley, teachers showed up to serve lunch outside the school:
Beckley Elementary staff members held a free lunch for all students on Friday. Some local businesses donated food and teachers paid for the res of the food out of their pocket. Find out how this impacted students here - https: //t.co/LDggtyPuKx
— WVNS 59News (@WVNS59News) February 24, 2018
I imagine many of our politicians would benefit from going back to sixth grade, or whichever grade basic civics is taught in their home school district.
I'm becoming an OLD union thug.