By TIM COOK and ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Teachers and other public employees across the state went demonstrated Thursday and today as expected, making it the first statewide work stoppage to hit West Virginia schools in nearly 30 years. Across Berkeley County, hundreds of teachers settled outside of[Read More…]
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Concerned parents, teachers, school employees rally in local communities in support of being ’55 Strong’
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — “55 Strong.” That was the motto for all teachers and school employees from all 55 counties in West Virginia as they rallied in their local communities during a statewide walkout Thursday. Adrian Wilson stood on the sidewalks of downtown Beckley Thursday morning as[Read More…]
Teachers rally evokes memory of 1990 strike in West Virginia
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In the West Virginia Encyclopedia, there is only one entry under “Teachers’ Strike,” though that’s sure to soon change. Only once before had the state’s storied history of labor conflict starred school employees, the most viable job option in many counties, prior to 2018.[Read More…]
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West Virginia legislators Ward, Caputo, Longstreth react to tense day
By CAITLYN NEFF, CARTER WALKER and EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — While West Virginia teachers and service personnel rallied in the hallways of the Capitol on Thursday, Marion County legislative representatives were working hard in session. Gov. Jim Justice recently passed a pay raise bill for teachers, school[Read More…]
Legislators take aim at longterm funding for PEIA as Senate president hopes teacher walkout ends
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As teachers and school personnel poured into the Capitol as part of a two-day statewide walkout voicing concerns about pay and the Public Employees Insurance Agency, legislative leadership said they are working to find longterm funding solutions. A bill to dedicate 20 percent[Read More…]
West Virginia House supports PEIA fund, but not all delegates think it will work
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Support for a bill in the House of Delegates to create a new funding stream for the state Public Employees Insurance Agency was unanimous Thursday, but views on how well the proposal will work were anything but. The bill (HB4625) passed 98-0,[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate approves non-disclosure bill
By RUSTY MARKS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A split West Virginia Senate approved a bill Thursday that would exempt wage information for state contractors under the state Freedom of Information Act. Senate Bill 474 would keep private certain information about employees hired to work on state construction jobs through the[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes bill affecting bail in misdemeanor cases
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the House of Delegates approved a measure Thursday that seeks to change guidelines for how magistrates in West Virginia set bond in certain misdemeanor cases. House members approved House Bill 4511 by a margin of 94-4 Thursday afternoon and sent it[Read More…]
Marshall University Student Government Association Senate votes to oppose House bill 4012
By GINNY BLAKE The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Since the Parkland school shooting, there has been much debate among teachers, parents, students and politicians as to what should be done to best protect students. This past Tuesday, senators of Marshall University’s Student Government Association discussed House Bill 4012, which would[Read More…]
