‘A historic moment’: Oregon teachers launch first-ever strike
by Cammy Predroja in Portland from US news | The Guardian on (#6G5A0)
About 45,000 Portland students out of class as union follows lead of UAW and WGA in action over pay and conditions
Roughly 45,000 students have been out of class in the Portland public school district since Wednesday, when the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) kicked off its first-ever strike, enlivening dozens of locations in the city with picket lines.
It's the latest union action in a growing movement of US workers who are striking as a bargaining tool to secure higher wages and improvements in their working conditions.
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