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![["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/4224WVTeachersStrikeVideo00122618 "Clip of UMWA president Cecil Roberts' speech at a West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally & teachers chanting \"55 Strong\"")
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Video.001.2.26.18
- Title:
- Clip of UMWA president Cecil Roberts' speech at a West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally & teachers chanting "55 Strong"
- Date:
- 2018-02-26
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Teachers' unions--United States, Labor union members, United Mine Workers of America, and West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.)
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
