W.Va. Teachers Resolved To Hold Out Longer After 7-Day Strike

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (KDKA) – Horns honked in support of a group of striking teachers in Morgantown, W.Va., as the statewide work stoppage stretched into its seventh day.
“I’m [living] paycheck to paycheck,” teacher Holly Rich said.
At $46,000 a year, West Virginia teacher salaries are 22 percent below the national average, and teachers across the state say they’re resolved to hold out for higher pay and better health benefits so they