**Red for Ed** refers to a wave of [strikes](List_of_Strikes "wikilink")
by educational workers, notably high school teachers, across the
[US](United_States_of_America "wikilink") in [2018 and
2019](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_North_America "wikilink").

## Background

## Strikes

### Virginia

### West Virginia

From the 22nd of February to the 7th of March, 2018. Teachers across the
state of Arizona which was highly successful, resulting in:

  - 5% wage raise for teachers\[1\]

### Kentucky

### Oklahoma

### Georgia

### Arizona

From the 26th of April to the 3rd of May, 2018. Teachers across the
state of Arizona which was highly successful, resulting in:

  - 19% wage raise for teachers by 2020
  - 9% wage for teachers in 2018–19 school year
  - subsequent 5% raises in wages for the next two years
  - Increased support staff wages\[2\]

### Colorado

From the 27th of April to the 12th of May, 2018. Teachers across the
state of Colorado which was successful, resulting in:

  - 2% wage increase
  - Education budget restored to pre-Recession levels\[3\]

### North Carolina

### Tennessee

### California

From the 14th of January to the 22nd of January, 2019. Teachers across
the city of Los Angeles which was highly successful, resulting in:

  - 6% wage increase
  - Reduction in class sizes
  - Increase in support staff\[4\]

From the 21st of February to the 28th of February, 2019. Teachers across
the city of Oakland which was highly successful, resulting in:

  - 11% wage increase over four years
  - Reduction in class sizes
  - Delay in school closures for 5 months\[5\]

### South Carolina

## References

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1.  [www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/02/28/stat-f28.html](www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/02/28/stat-f28.html "wikilink")
2.  <https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-arizona-teachers-20180503-story.html>
3.  <https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/colorado-gov-john-hickenlooper-signs-289-billion-state-budget>
4.  <https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-lausd-teachers-strike-negotiations-20190122-story.html>
5.  <https://edsource.org/2019/tentative-agreement-reached-in-oakland-unified-teachers-strike/609342>