‘Fighting for Incredible List of Educational Reforms,’ Seattle Teachers Go on Historic Strike
(COMMON DREAMS) Andrea Germanos — For the first time in 30 years, Seattle teachers are hitting the picket lines on Wednesday after the teachers union and the school board failed to negotiate a tentative agreement.
The Tuesday decision to strike—made with what the union describes as “an unprecedented, thunderous unanimous vote,” closes schools on what would have been the first day of school for roughly 50,000 students.