Durham, North Carolina teachers picket for union recognition, pay dispute resolution
Staff at 23 Durham schools staged “walk-in” pickets last week demanding union recognition and improvements in pay.
Staff at 23 Durham schools staged “walk-in” pickets last week demanding union recognition and improvements in pay.
Protesters involved in an indefinite strike were violently assaulted by riot police, including with a water cannon spraying polluted water at them at high pressure.
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