
The Seattle Education Association recently threatened a strike after getting a 10.5 percent pay raise last year. The Kennewick teachers union, likewise, has disrupted the start of school for children with its pay demands.
On May 8, the Oregon Education Association lead a statewide strike in what it called a “Day of Action.” Walkout marches organized by the largest teacher’s union in Oregon will take place in Portland, Eugene, Klamath Falls, Medford, Bend and Salem.