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West Virginia teachers celebrate after state Legislature passes salary raise

Name: West Virginia teachers strike ends, teachers celebrate salary raise
Uploaded: 2018-03-06T21:08:01.000Z
Duration: 1 min 6 s
Description: West Virginia teachers celebrate at the State Capitol after state legislature passed a 5 percent pay raise. The deal marked the end of a nine day, statewide strike; the longest in West Virginia’s history. Cheers also ensued hours later, as Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill, making the deal official.

West Virginia teachers celebrate at the State Capitol after state legislature passed a 5 percent pay raise. The deal marked the end of a nine day, statewide strike; the longest in West Virginia’s history. Cheers also ensued hours later, as Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill, making the deal official.