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1990 West Virginia teachers' strike — Wikipedia (en)

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In March 1990, several thousand public school teachers in the U.S. state of West Virginia went on strike due to disagreements with the state government over pay. The labor dispute, which was the first statewide teachers' strike in West Virginia's history, involved the state affiliates for both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association and lasted eleven days. It ended with an agreement from state legislators to recommend a special session to discuss education matters. Following this, the state government authorized a $5,000 pay increase, as well as increased funding for employee benefits and the establishment of faculty senates in schools. In 1990, West Virginia had one of the lowest average salaries for public school teachers of any state in the country. In January of that year, Governor Gaston Caperton proposed a hiring freeze and a delay in the implementation of pay increases. The announcement drew condemnation from the unions and from sympathetic legislators, and following protests at the capitol, negotiations commenced between organized labor representatives and the governor. However, by early March, the negotiations had broken down, prompting a strike to commence on March 7. The strike occurred on a county-by-county basis, with teachers voting in each area to strike. In total, 47 of the state's 55 counties were affected. Major protesting took place at the capitol, which attracted several thousand teachers. Negotiations occurred between the unions and the governor, but disagreements over the terms of a settlement prevented a deal from being reached. Within several days, the state's attorney general had declared the strike illegal and the supreme court ruled that judges could issue injunctions forcing teachers to return to work. On March 12, teachers voted to return to work. This followed a tentative agreement between union leaders and legislative leaders, who promised to request a special session. This eventually led to pay increases for the teachers, implemented over the next three years. The strike would be the last statewide labor dispute concerning teachers in the state until a 2018 strike.

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