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1. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 16-Jan-2023 17:30:14 EST Ji Fu
   This is illegal in most of the united states.
   
   
   

   ♲ @strike@libranet.de: The National Education Union (NEU) said its members voted overwhelmingly to walk out as part of calls for an above-inflation pay rise. The ...

   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 16-Jan-2023 17:57:12 EST lnxw48a1

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      @fu Is NEU related to NEA?
      
      AFAIK, teacher srikes are legal ... and they occasionally happen in various places around the country.
      1. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 09:25:18 EST Ji Fu

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         @LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} in most states teacher strikes are illegal. You are more likely to see "sick outs" or things of that nature instead of legit strikes.
         1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 12:00:54 EST lnxw48a1

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            @fu I don't know how current this is, but https://texasview.org/why-texas-teachers-cant-strike/ says that teacher strikes are illegal in exas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, while being explicitly allowed in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
         2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 12:09:25 EST lnxw48a1

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            @fu At least two of my sisters still work in the school system. I'd be cool with their unions striking, as district administration takes large pay increases each year, while classroom teachers go years at a time without raises or with raises below the inflation rate.