Thousands Of Southwest Washington Teachers Strike

All summer, teachers and school administrators in southwest Washington state have been in contract negotiations to avoid widespread strikes.

But now those strikes are happening. A regionwide teacher strike is disrupting the start of school for the more than 78,000 students in the area, and it's unclear how long it could last.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30/643246137/thousands-of-southwest-washington-teachers-strike