Seattle Teachers Unanimously Vote to Strike; Negotiations with School District Will Continue

"UNION POWER!" Seattle's teachers are ready to go on strike. SB
Just after 7:30 p.m. this evening, a packed Benaroya Hall full of Seattle's teachers unanimously shouted, "AYE!!!" on a motion to strike. There were no dissenting "nays." The Seattle teachers union will strike on the first day of school, September 9, if no tentative agreement is reached with the Seattle School Board.The vote at Benaroya Hall came after months of failed negotiations with the School Board. It's the first time Seattle