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2018 teachers' strikes in the United States

Index 2018 teachers' strikes in the United States

The 2018 education workers' strikes in the United States began on February 22, 2018, after local activists dragged 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. [1]

53 relations: Adjunct professor, American Federation of Teachers, Brookings Institution, Chicago Tribune, Civil resistance, CNN, Democratic Socialists of America, Demonstration (protest), Digital First Media, Employee benefits, Georgia (U.S. state), Government of Arizona, Government of Colorado, Government of North Carolina, Government of Oklahoma, Government of West Virginia, HuffPost, Industrial Workers of the World, Internet activism, Kentucky State Capitol, Labor history of the United States, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones (magazine), National Education Association, Nexstar Media Group, North Carolina State Capitol, Oath Inc., Oil in Oklahoma, Reuters, Right-to-work law, School choice, School voucher, Silent protest, Sit-in, Social media, Strike action, The Denver Post, The Washington Post, Thomson Reuters, Tronc, Turner Broadcasting System, United States, United States elections, 2018, VCU School of the Arts, VCUarts adjunct workers' protests, Virginia Commonwealth University, WNCT-TV, 2018 Arizona teachers' strike, 2018 Colorado teachers' strike, 2018 DeKalb County School District bus drivers' strike, ..., 2018 North Carolina teachers' strike, 2018 Oklahoma teachers' strike, 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike. Expand index (3 more) »

Adjunct professor

Adjunct professor (adjunct lecturer and adjunct instructor, or adjunct faculty collectively) is a type of academic appointment in higher education.

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American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is an American labor union that primarily represents teachers.

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Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution is a century-old American research group on Think Tank Row in Washington, D.C. It conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.

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Civil resistance

Civil resistance is political action that relies on the use of nonviolent resistance by civil groups to challenge a particular power, force, policy or regime.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Democratic Socialists of America

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a multi-tendency organization of democratic socialist and left-social democratic and labor-oriented members in the United States which is often also affiliated with other political parties and/or organizations.

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Demonstration (protest)

A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.

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Digital First Media

Digital First Media, formerly MediaNews Group, is a management company specializing in newspapers in the United States.

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Employee benefits

Employee benefits and (especially in British English) benefits in kind (also called fringe benefits, perquisites, or perks) include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Government of Arizona

The government of Arizona is the governmental structure of the state of Arizona as established by the Arizona Constitution.

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Government of Colorado

The Government of Colorado is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of the State of Colorado.

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Government of North Carolina

The government of North Carolina is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.

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Government of Oklahoma

The government of the U.S. State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the federal government of the United States.

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Government of West Virginia

The Government of West Virginia is modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of West Virginia and the other elected constitutional officers; the legislative, consisting of the West Virginia Legislature which includes the Senate and the House of Delegates; and the judicial, consisting of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and lower courts.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo) is a liberal American news and opinion website and blog that has both localized and international editions.

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Industrial Workers of the World

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois in the United States of America.

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Internet activism

Internet activism (also known as web activism, online activism, digital campaigning, digital activism, online organizing, electronic advocacy, cyberactivism, e-campaigning, and e-activism) is the use of electronic communication technologies such as social media, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism to enable faster and more effective communication by citizen movements, the delivery of particular information to large and specific audiences as well as coordination.

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Kentucky State Capitol

The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Labor history of the United States

The labor history of the United States describes the history of organized labor, US labor law, and more general history of working people, in the United States.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Mother Jones (magazine)

Mother Jones (abbreviated MoJo) is a progressive American magazine that focuses on news, commentary, and investigative reporting on topics including politics, the environment, human rights, and culture.

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National Education Association

The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest professional interest group in the United States.

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Nexstar Media Group

The Nexstar Media Group is a publicly traded American telecommunications company headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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North Carolina State Capitol

The North Carolina State Capitol is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Oath Inc.

No description.

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Oil in Oklahoma

Oil in Oklahoma was first discovered, by accident, in 1859, near Salina, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, in a well that had been drilled for salt.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Right-to-work law

"Right-to-work laws" are statutes in 28 U.S. states that prohibit union security agreements between companies and workers' unions.

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School choice

School choice is a term for K–12 public education options in the United States, describing a wide array of programs offering students and their families alternatives to publicly provided schools, to which students are generally assigned by the location of their family residence.

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School voucher

A school voucher, also called an education voucher, in a voucher system, is a certificate of government funding for a student at a school chosen by the student or the student's parents.

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Silent protest

Silent protest is an organized effort where the participants stay quiet to demonstrate disapproval.

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Sit-in

A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.

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Social media

Social media are computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

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Strike action

Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

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The Denver Post

The Denver Post is a daily newspaper and website that has been published in the Denver, Colorado area since 1892.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters Corporation is a Canadian multinational mass media and information firm.

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Tronc

Tronc, Inc. (stylized as tronc; formerly Tribune Publishing) is an American newspaper print and online media publishing company based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Turner Broadcasting System

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is an American media conglomerate that is part of AT&T's WarnerMedia, and manages the collection of cable television networks and properties initiated or acquired by Ted Turner.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States elections, 2018

The 2018 United States elections will mostly be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

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VCU School of the Arts

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (also referred to as VCU School of the Arts or simply VCUarts) is a public non-profit art and design school located in Richmond.

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VCUarts adjunct workers' protests

The VCUarts adjunct workers' protests were a series of protests in late 2017 into early 2018 by adjunct professors employed by Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU full-time, tenured professors, and VCU students protesting over low pay, lack of benefits, and long working hours.

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia.

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WNCT-TV

WNCT-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States and serving Eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

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2018 Arizona teachers' strike

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.

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2018 Colorado teachers' strike

The 2018 Colorado teachers' strike was a two and a half week strike that began on April 27, 2018, with teachers in some districts across the state walking out to protest low pay, low state-wide education spending, and mismanagement of the state teachers' pension.

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2018 DeKalb County School District bus drivers' strike

The 2018 DeKalb County School District bus drivers' strike was a strike held on April 19, 2018 by nearly 400 school bus drivers in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

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2018 North Carolina teachers' strike

The 2018 North Carolina teachers' rally was a rally and protest that began on May 16, 2018, with teachers in North Carolina walking out in protest of deflating wages and decreased employee benefits.

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2018 Oklahoma teachers' strike

The 2018 Oklahoma teachers' strike began on April 2, 2018, with teachers across the state walking out to protest low pay, overcrowded classrooms, and tax cuts that resulted in lower state-wide education spending.

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2018 West Virginia teachers' strike

The West Virginia teachers' and school personnel strike began on February 22, 2018 with a call from the West Virginia branches of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and the West Virginia School Service Personnel for school employees across West Virginia to strike.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_teachers'_strikes_in_the_United_States

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