2018 North Carolina teachers' rally Date May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16 ) Location Caused by
Low salaries[ 1]
Deflating wages[ 2]
Suspension of health benefits for future hirees[ 3] Goals
Salary increase[ 4]
Restore of funding to pre-2008 levels[ 4]
Reinstatement of healthcare benefits for future hirees[ 4]
Construction board to overlook school repairs[ 4] Methods
Oliver A. Holley
The 2018 North Carolina teachers' rally was a rally and protest on May 16, 2018, with teachers in North Carolina walking out in protest of deflating wages[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The rally is part of the larger wave of teachers' strikes in the United States where protests occurred in West Virginia , Oklahoma , Colorado , and Arizona .
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