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Seattle Teachers Vote to Strike | Seattle News
Seattle teachers are on the brink of striking just a week before school starts, after 91% voted to authorize it — though legal hurdles remain, as Washington state law bans public sector strikes. Despite that, past walkouts have succeeded, like the 2022 Seattle strike that delayed classes by five days. With 50 unresolved issues — including pay, special ed staffing, and class sizes — tensions are rising. A new state law offering unemployment benefits to strikers has also been challenged by the federal government, now requiring active job searches to qualify. The clock is ticking: leaders must…
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