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- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Audio.001.2.26.18
- Title:
- Recording of UMWA President Cecil Roberts' speech at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol
- Date:
- 2018-02-26
- Creator:
- Roberts, Cecil E.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Labor disputes--West Virginia, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teachers' unions--United States, Labor union members, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, and United Mine Workers of America
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikePhoto01122718 "West Virginia teachers holding a sign reading \"Fix and Fund PEIA with 2.5% Natural Gas and Severance Tax\"")
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.011.2.27.18
- Title:
- West Virginia teachers holding a sign reading "Fix and Fund PEIA with 2.5% Natural Gas and Severance Tax"
- Date:
- 2018-02-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Labor union members, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Teachers' unions--United States, Labor disputes--West Virginia, and West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.)
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
