Teachers in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Wednesday for the first day of a strike that shuttered schools for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s largest city. Concerns over large class sizes, salaries that haven’t kept up with inflation and a lack of resources prompted the strike, one of the latest signs of a growing organized labor movement in the U.S. that’s seen thousands of workers in various sectors take to the picket lines this year.
Katarina Juarez, an eighth grade language arts teacher at Kellogg Middle, said she often stays at school until 7 p.m. to get her work done. Doctors have suggested that she quit because of the toll her job has taken on her mental health, she said. ‘I feel like I’m failing them if I’m not putting that time in,’ she said. ‘But I’m really harming myself and my family in the process.
Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resourcesTeachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday, shuttering school for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s biggest city Read more ⮕
Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resourcesTeachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday, shuttering school for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s biggest city. The Portland Association of Teachers union said it was the first-ever teacher’s strike in the district. Read more ⮕
Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resourcesTeachers in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Wednesday for the first day of a strike that will shutter schools for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s largest city. Read more ⮕
Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resourcesThe Portland Association of Teachers,which represents more than 4,000 educators, said it was the first-everteacher’s strike in the school district. Read more ⮕
Portland, Oregon, teachers strike over class sizes, pay and resourcesTeachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday, shuttering schools for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s biggest city. Read more ⮕
Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Ore., over class sizes, pay and resourcesThe Portland Assn. of Teachers, which represents more than 4,000 educators, said it was the first-ever teachers’ strike in the school district. Read more ⮕
