West Virginia teachers win 5% pay raise as massive strike comes to an end

L.A. Times Wednesday, 7 March 2018 ()
Two months ago, West Virginia state Sen. Richard Ojeda warned his fellow lawmakers of the danger of denying pleas from teachers for a pay raise.

“We’re not listening to our teachers,” Ojeda, a Democrat, said during a Senate session on Jan. 17. “You’re sitting on a powder keg.”

He was right. A strike...
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