Tacoma teachers vote to strike immediately
Teachers in Tacoma voted overwhelmingly Monday evening in favor of a strike, so after only seven days of school, the 28,000 children in Washington's third-largest school district will stay home Tuesday.
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From left, Danielle Gunns and Annette Hockman are among the members of the Tacoma Education Association (TEA) applauding at the start of a meeting to vote whether to strike at Mount Tahoma High School, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011.
What's the hurry to get that injunction? Let everyone stay home. Based on Tacoma's test...(September 12, 2011, by torvald uhlman) Read moreTeachers in Tacoma voted overwhelmingly Monday evening in favor of a strike.
That means that after only seven days of school, the 28,000 children in Washington's third-largest school district will be staying home Tuesday. Tacoma Education Association spokesman Rich Wood said 87 percent of the union's total membership voted to walk out.
Tacoma School District spokesman Dan Voelpel said the district will seek an immediate court injunction Tuesday to terminate the strike, which school officials say is illegal.
Superintendent Art Jarvis will revisit the decision to
