Democrats see energy behind teachers strikes as a force in 2020

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2020 could become the year of the teacher. Democratic presidential candidates and operatives within their campaigns have stepped up their outreach to teachers' unions, hoping to seize on the energy that propelled nationwide teachers strikes.

After teachers in California, Kentucky, Oklahoma and a host of other states went on strike for a series of demands in 2018 and 2019, ranging from better pay to more support in the classroom, Democratic presidential candidates and operatives within their campaigns have stepped up their outreach to teachers' unions, hoping to seize on the energy that propelled nationwide teachers strikes.To do that, candidates are putting policy behind their push for support. Sen.

Zachary Viscidi works as a middle school social studies teacher by day and then drives a pedicab by night here in historic Charleston. His days often begin at 7 a.m., and sometimes he carts tourist from site to site until 2 a.m.Zachary Viscidi works two jobs: a middle school social studies teacher and a pedicab driver."This is a young man's game," said Viscidi, 31, pedaling past two other pedicab drivers who look to be in their early 20s.

 

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Hopefully the teachers are educated enough to know Presidents can’t get them more money

Our Democratic Governor just SCREWED the whole state with her passing of this bill. Tax payers have no say. Is this what the Democratic party is pushing wow coming to your state NO SAY ON PAY OR Benefits

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Senate passed a package of labor bills Wednesday night aimed at protecting workers from having changes to their pay and benefits imposed upon them by cities and towns. This is TEACHERS AND FIRE UNION they screwed us and you want this

The last thing we need is our educators on strike.

Strike will end when summer vacation starts soon

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