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- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Audio.001.3.2.18
- Title:
- Speeches of and interviews with students participating in the rally at the West Virginia State Capitol in support of striking teachers
- Date:
- 2018-03-02
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teachers' unions--United States, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Public schools--Employees, Teaching, Labor disputes--West Virginia
- Location:
- Wayne County (W. Va.), Fayette County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), Boone County (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.), Kanawha County (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"]%](/image/4224WVTeachersStrikeVideo0013218/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Video.001.3.2.18
- Title:
- Elliot Ventura, Spring Valley High School student and son of a West Virginia Spanish teacher, speaks during a student rally in support of striking teachers
- Date:
- 2018-03-02
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Labor disputes--West Virginia, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teaching, Labor union members, Public schools--Employees, Teachers' unions--United States
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Wayne County (W. Va.), Kanawha County (W. Va.)
