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  West Virginia ends teacher strike with 5 percent pay hike
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AuthorKimberly Hefling
News DateTuesday, March 6, 2018 05:35:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionWest Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a deal into law Tuesday to end a teacher walkout that has shuttered the state's public schools since Feb. 22.

Under the agreement forged between GOP leaders and unions, West Virginia's state employees — including striking teachers — received a 5 percent raise. West Virginia's teachers are among the nation's lowest paid and haven't had a pay hike since 2014.

"What a good day," Justice, a Republican, said before signing the deal in an auditorium filled with cheering union members. "It was a rough road, but it worked."

Justice announced the deal had been struck earlier in the day, sending it to the GOP-controlled House and Senate. Both chambers unanimously approved increases spelled out in the agreement, which was praised by union leaders from the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia and the West Virginia Education Association.
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