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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 22

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  1. kfwyre
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    Teachers strike in Ohio’s largest district 2 days before school begins (Washington Post) 2,000 Philadelphia school district workers vote to authorize strike ahead of school year, union says (CNN)

    Teachers strike in Ohio’s largest district 2 days before school begins (Washington Post)

    Teachers in Columbus, Ohio, are striking for the first time in 47 years after their contract expired early Monday following months of negotiation without an agreement over working conditions in the district’s more than 100 schools.

    Unionized teachers with the Columbus Education Association (CEA) hit the picket lines Monday morning after a late Sunday vote in which 94 percent of the members rejected the “last, best offer” from the Columbus City Schools’ board of education and authorized a strike.

    2,000 Philadelphia school district workers vote to authorize strike ahead of school year, union says (CNN)

    A union representing about 2,000 School District of Philadelphia employees voted to authorize a strike on Saturday, just over one week before school starts, the union announced in a press release.

    32BJ SEIU, the union, voted to strike if it does not have a new contract by August 31, the date its current contract expires, the union said.

    The union is asking for higher wages and adequate training programs, calling the conditions under the current contract "unacceptable."

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