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Injunction sought to end Tacoma teacher strike

School was canceled in Tacoma for the second straight day, Wednesday, as the fight between teachers and the school district shifted to a Pierce County courtroom, where district officials will ask a judge to order the striking teachers back to work.

By Adam Lynn and Debbie Cafazzo

The News Tribune

STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Teachers walk the picket line along South Stadium Way. Tacoma's Stadium High School is in the background.

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TACOMA — School was canceled for the second straight day, Wednesday, as the fight between Tacoma teachers and the school district shifted to a Pierce County courtroom, where district officials will ask a judge to order the striking teachers back to work.

Members of the teachers union, the Tacoma Education Association (TEA), reported to picket lines across the city Tuesday instead of to their jobs — an action the district contends is an illegal strike.

The district said some teachers crossed picket lines at about 10 schools Tuesday, but district spokesman Dan Voelpel said he could not say how many teachers