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They are determined to never have another #55strong occur.

Teachers in West Virginia striking for increased pay (2018). Color photo of protesters holding colorful picket signs, one reading "This is what democracy looks like".

2018: Rejecting the state's proposed 2% pay raise, and angry about the declining healthcare coverage for state employees, WV teachers - & their communities - engaged in a 9 day wildcat strike. Every public school in all 55 counties shut down. They won - a 5% raise for ALL state workers. #55Strong 🧵

My older kid and his friend are out on the picket line with his teachers. I’m proud he’s standing up for WV public education. #55strong

West Virginia teachers at @UCOREjustice talking about how healthcare affected 1 in 9 public workers, and that previous generations of labor activism and history buoyed teachers and public workers to wildcat strike #55strong #wvteachers

Our students' school learning conditions are our teachers' working conditions. I support teachers who rally, strike, walk out, & sick-out across the world. #55strong #oklahomateachers #oklaedwalkout #teacherstrike #teacherwalkout #teachersickout #kyteachers #wvteacherstrike

A coalition for social justice oriented rank-and-file teacher unions formed a national network called @UCOREjustice. We will meet at @labornotes in Chicago Friday to discuss the latest wave of #teacherstrike #teacherwalkout #teachersickout. #55strong #oklahomateachers #kyteachers

Moments like the #wvteachersstrike make me miss being a member of @CTULocal1 the Chicago Teachers Union, but makes me all the more inspired to fight with my current teachers union @UFT! #55United #55strong

West Virginia, Oklahoma next! We are a spark that will be fanned into a flame that spreads across! #wvteachersstrike #55strong #55United #strike

Coal left, and we looked in desperation. In West Virginia, something had to change. But instead of looking to a politician, we looked to each other. #55strong #55United #wvteachersstrike

This is truly amazing in a labor movement that has traditionally been male led. #55strong #55United #wvteachersstrike #union #unionstrong

So many women led this movement. A lot of women led. #wvteachersstrike #55strong #55United y'all are so inspiring, West Virginia teachers and activists.

"I always thought of myself as a teacher. I'm not an activist. And my friend looks at me dead serious- you ARE. And I said, I am! I'm a teacher AND an activist!" #55strong #55United #wvteachersstrike

Superintendents- "NO. They're not going back tomorrow." Everyone in the education system was together. #55strong #55United #wvteachersstrike

Bus drivers crucial to #wvteachersstrike. "There will be no bus service today." When there's no buses running, there's no school tomorrow! "Media didn't understand. This was a school employees strike." #55strong #55United

"You're not getting fired. YOU'RE not getting fired. NO ONE'S getting fired." #55United #55strong #wvteachersstrike

Actually, it's a beautiful day. #WVteachers #55strong #55united

Update: And another hour gets us back to #55strong despite the Governor's Tuesday press conference. ✊🍎 #WVteachers