Striking Teachers Win in West Virginia

by Eli SandersIn one of the reddest states, a huge victory for workers. Spencer Platt / Getty Images
Teachers strikes aren't legal in West Virginia, but the teachers of West Virginia had one anyway. It lasted nearly two weeks as educators tried to do something about their pay, which was among the lowest in the nation.
In a state that Trump won overwhelmingly, the teachers held out against the Republican-controlled state legislature's attempts to give them less than the 5 percent raise they'd dem