Hundreds of Oakland Teachers Support General Strike in Oakland Today
Teachers are joining the rest of the 99%ers who are demanding a return to democracy in the U. S. From the AP:
The Associated PressPosted: 11/02/2011 11:31:21 AM PDTUpdated: 11/02/2011 11:31:23 AM PDTOAKLAND, Calif.—Oakland school officials say about 360 teachers didn't show up for work, as thousands of people joined anti-Wall Street protests throughout the city.
Oakland Unified School District spokesman Troy Flint says roughly 18 percent of the district's 2,000 teachers were absent, as compared to the 1-percent rate on a typical Wednesday.
Several teachers' unions have expressed support for the Occupy Oakland movement, which made
