teachers strike

Grassroots group highlights fiscal reality, urges cuts and principled government CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) released the following statement regarding public employee pay legislation amid teacher unions’ unrealistic calls for higher taxes and higher spending after a week-long illegal work stoppage. “If the governor and legislature want to give public employees a raise, […]

Grassroots group calls for lawmakers to keep standing for responsible government CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Despite already signing a fair but fiscally responsible teacher pay raise, to the shock of many Governor Justice on Tuesday night proposed another, higher pay raise. After leaving a closed-door meeting with union officials, his proposal to pay for it: rely on higher […]

Teachers unions in West Virginia are using strikes and work stoppages to ask for higher wages and increased benefits. They’re also using this strike as an opportunity to voice their opposition to legislation that would offer education savings accounts to special needs students. The teachers’ strike over pay and benefits shouldn’t be muddled with whether lawmakers allows education freedom for some of the […]