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**Red for Ed** refers to a wave of [strikes](List_of_Strikes "wikilink")
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by educational workers, notably high school teachers, across the
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[US](United_States_of_America "wikilink") in [2018 and
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2019](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_North_America "wikilink").
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## Background
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## Strikes
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### Virginia
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### West Virginia
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From the 22nd of February to the 7th of March, 2018. Teachers across the
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state of Arizona which was highly successful, resulting in:
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- 5% wage raise for teachers\[1\]
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### Kentucky
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### Oklahoma
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### Georgia
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### Arizona
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From the 26th of April to the 3rd of May, 2018. Teachers across the
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state of Arizona which was highly successful, resulting in:
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- 19% wage raise for teachers by 2020
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- 9% wage for teachers in 2018–19 school year
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- subsequent 5% raises in wages for the next two years
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- Increased support staff wages\[2\]
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### Colorado
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From the 27th of April to the 12th of May, 2018. Teachers across the
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state of Colorado which was successful, resulting in:
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- 2% wage increase
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- Education budget restored to pre-Recession levels\[3\]
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### North Carolina
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### Tennessee
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### California
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From the 14th of January to the 22nd of January, 2019. Teachers across
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the city of Los Angeles which was highly successful, resulting in:
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- 6% wage increase
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- Reduction in class sizes
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- Increase in support staff\[4\]
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From the 21st of February to the 28th of February, 2019. Teachers across
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the city of Oakland which was highly successful, resulting in:
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- 11% wage increase over four years
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- Reduction in class sizes
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- Delay in school closures for 5 months\[5\]
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### South Carolina
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## References
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<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")
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2. <https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-arizona-teachers-20180503-story.html>
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3. <https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/colorado-gov-john-hickenlooper-signs-289-billion-state-budget>
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4. <https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-lausd-teachers-strike-negotiations-20190122-story.html>
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5. <https://edsource.org/2019/tentative-agreement-reached-in-oakland-unified-teachers-strike/609342> |