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| ('huffpost.com/entry/americans-approve-labor-unions-16-year-high_n_5d66d433e4b063c341f9f9eb', 28)                                  | Nonetheless , unions have appeared to experience a bit of a resurgence , particularly with the >>>massive teacher walkouts<<< that rocked states across the country last year .                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/an-attack-from-a-teachers-union-has-the-colorado-governors-race-all-shook-up_n_5b2fc8cce4b0321a01d25d97', 15) | Polis ' problems , and Kennedy 's support from the union-backed PAC , show how teachers unions are aiming to use the 2018 governor 's races to flex their political power ahead of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and build momentum off of >>>successful teacher walkouts and strikes<<< earlier this year around the country .                    |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/an-illinois-teachers-union-wants-to-save-itself-and-the-labor-movement_n_5babcaa1e4b091df72ecd4b3', 128)      | She pointed to the >>>teacher strikes<<< this year in West Virginia , Oklahoma , Kentucky and Arizona , and why she thought they were ultimately successful .                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/andy-beshear-matt-bevin-kentucky-governor_n_5dc052a5e4b03d0aacfd7987', 24)                                    | The pension was n't the only issue at play : Teachers saw the changes and proposed cuts to school budgets as part of an >>>all-out attack on public education<<< from Bevin and the state GOP .                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/arizona-passes-education-budget-to-end-teacher-walkout_n_5aeb1b06e4b0c4f1931f9c78', 19)                       | The Arizona protest came on the heels of similar walkouts in West Virginia , Kentucky and Oklahoma ― all red states that have seen >>>education funding drop and teacher salaries stagnate<<< in recent years .                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/arizona-teachers-walkout-strike-funding_n_5ae1ffc3e4b02baed1b7f2f4', 5)                                       | Teachers in all those states have >>>rebelled against years of education cuts<<< that led to stagnating salaries , overcrowded classrooms and dwindling school resources .                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/arizona-teachers-walkout-strike-funding_n_5ae1ffc3e4b02baed1b7f2f4', 14)                                      | The root cause of the Arizona walkout is >>>essentially the same as in West Virginia and Oklahoma<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/democrats-school-funding-teacher-walkouts_n_5b043ff3e4b0740c25e5c2d8', 1)                                     | On Capitol Hill on Tuesday , party leaders joined teachers ' union officials to promote a slate of policies aimed at addressing the >>>growing number of teacher walkouts<<< that have shaken up statehouses across the country .                                                                                                                             |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/democrats-school-funding-teacher-walkouts_n_5b043ff3e4b0740c25e5c2d8', 15)                                    | Spending still has n't returned to 2008 levels in certain states , several of which went on to implement tax cuts that left >>>even less money for schools and salaries<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/hiral-tipirneni-arizona-special-election_n_5ad53893e4b077c89cebd984', 37)                                     | Recent policy battles in Arizona , one of several GOP-controlled states experiencing a backlash , >>>including threatened teacher strikes<<< , after years of fiscal austerity , have created a ready-made corps of activists primed to canvass for Tipirneni .                                                                                               |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-teachers-union-endorsement_n_5e6d4776c5b6747ef11e46ef', 9)                                          | The NEA has wielded considerable political strength over the last four years , >>>backing teacher protests<<< across the country as part of the nationwide movement that became known as " Red For Ed . "                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/john-mannion-teacher-new-york-senate-democrats_n_5bd0d831e4b055bc9487ed3a', 8)                                | Nearly 1,500 current and retired educators across the country have tossed their hats into state-level races this year , flexing their political muscle after an >>>unprecedented series of strikes<<< in West Virginia , Kentucky , Oklahoma and Arizona .                                                                                                    |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/kentucky-learning-school-without-teachers_n_5acfad69e4b077c89ce6a42f', 17)                                    | The pension legislation , however , was merely the spark that set ablaze >>>decades of teacher frustration<<< over education funding and the treatment of Kentucky 's public schools .                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/kentucky-learning-school-without-teachers_n_5acfad69e4b077c89ce6a42f', 36)                                    | >>>Like their counterparts in Oklahoma and West Virginia<<< , teachers here are also angry over more than 20 years of budget cuts and funding reductions .                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/kentucky-learning-school-without-teachers_n_5acfad69e4b077c89ce6a42f', 44)                                    | Louisville teacher Andrew Bailey told HuffPost last week that he >>>has n't received new books since 2008<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/kentucky-teacher-protests-democratic-primary_n_5cded84ce4b00e035b8f448d', 6)                                  | The presence of two teachers on the ballot , even in a little-watched off-year election , will test the ongoing strength of >>>the " Red for Ed " movement<<< that grew out of last year 's protests , especially as teachers ' unions and public education advocates fight to reverse decades of budget cuts that have strangled school systems nationwide . |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/kentucky-teacher-protests-democratic-primary_n_5cded84ce4b00e035b8f448d', 33)                                 | Bevin is not solely responsible for Kentucky 's pension crisis or its crunched education budgets , which have undergone >>>repeated rounds of spending cuts<<< over the last two decades .                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/kentucky-teachers-matt-bevin-andy-beshear_n_5dc361aae4b03ddc02eec69a', 14)                                    | >>>Decades of teacher frustration<<< over cuts to public education budgets erupted into massive protests in Frankfort , the state 's sleepy capital city , as thousands of red-clad educators , many of them locked out of legislative proceedings inside , swore to " remember in November " and drive Republicans out of office .                           |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/los-angeles-teachers-strike-democratic-party_n_5c35005be4b0dbd066011983', 2)                                  | The strike comes after a >>>" red state teacher revolt "<<< that rolled through places like Arizona , Kansas and West Virginia last spring .                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/more-than-500-teachers-and-other-educators-are-running-for-office-this-year_n_5b97ff99e4b0162f47318933', 18)  | Although each situation was different , the common thread between all of them was >>>the gradual disinvestment in public schools over the years<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/north-carolina-teachers-walkout-closes-schools_n_5afc5f3be4b0a59b4dffc153', 14)                               | What all these states have in common is flat or falling investment in schools >>>paired with tax cuts<<< that have primarily benefited businesses and the wealthy .                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/oklahoma-teachers-union-calls-for-end-to-walkout_n_5ad01667e4b077c89ce6f67b', 1)                              | The union that coordinated a >>>nearly two-week walkout<<< by Oklahoma teachers invited members to return to work on Friday , declaring victory with the work stoppage while acknowledging not all its goals had been met .                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/oklahoma-teachers-union-calls-for-end-to-walkout_n_5ad01667e4b077c89ce6f67b', 6)                              | Despite making headway with lawmakers early on , the union was unable to convince the GOP-dominated legislature to pass the tax hikes needed to >>>raise the revenue teachers wanted<<< .                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/teacher-defeats-kentucky-house-leader_n_5b04c3a2e4b0784cd2af673b', 1)                                         | Teachers whose protests have >>>spread across the country<<< scored one of their first major electoral victories on Tuesday night , when Travis Brenda , a teacher at Rockcastle County High School in Mount Vernon , Kentucky , defeated the state 's House majority leader in a Republican primary .                                                        |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/teacher-protests-women_n_5ae3440fe4b055fd7fcb8c30', 22)                                                       | In >>>Kentucky<<< , teachers staged a quasi-strike in late March , after legislators voted to overhaul the state 's pension system in a way that introduces more uncertainty to teachers ' retirement plans .                                                                                                                                                 |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/the-marriott-strike-helped-grow-the-largest-hotel-workers-union_n_5cfead38e4b02ee3477b5a41', 19)              | Teachers in West Virginia waged a nine-day strike over school funding and compensation , helping to >>>inspire teachers in Oklahoma and Arizona<<< to do the same .                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/trump-democrats-midterms-election_n_5bf2dba7e4b0b84243e4ae2d', 12)                                            | The GOP-controlled >>>state slashed public school funding significantly since the Great Recession<<< , while also pursuing tax cuts that have benefited businesses and the wealthy .                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/trump-democrats-midterms-election_n_5bf2dba7e4b0b84243e4ae2d', 13)                                            | The budget shortfalls left no money to pump into schools or salaries , leading to >>>teacher shortages<<< , overcrowded classrooms and even four-day school weeks .                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/union-membership-decline-2018_n_5c4210d7e4b0a8dbe1711df7', 14)                                                | A wave of >>>massive teacher strikes<<< hit West Virginia , Oklahoma , Kentucky and Arizona , as educators closed schools and rallied for more resources and higher pay .                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/west-virginia-teacher-strikes-senate-primary_n_5ee0f238c5b6147d60259085', 12)                                 | The 2018 strike sparked >>>a wave of teacher activism<<< across the country , as teachers in Kentucky , Arizona and other states staged mass protests over proposed changes to pension and retirement plans , expressing frustration over decades of cuts to public education budgets .                                                                       |
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| ('huffpost.com/entry/west-virginia-teachers-strike-again_n_5c59fca2e4b00187b555e4a2', 33)                                          | Like many other states , West Virginia saw a steep drop in revenue in the wake of the Great Recession , a problem >>>exacerbated by years of tax cuts<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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