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W. Virginia Teachers & U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad Students Continue Strikes

HeadlineMar 06, 2018

In West Virginia, a historic teachers’ strike continues, with every public school in the state shut down. Teachers are demanding a 5 percent raise and a cap on spiraling healthcare costs. Meanwhile, graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are entering their second week of a strike over wages and health insurance for the graduate employees.

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