The Nation - News from Sept. 9, 1985
More than 4,000 teachers were on strike in six states, disrupting school schedules in Washington, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Nearly 1,000 teachers in Pontiac, Mich., who were warned to report for the start of classes today or be fired, agreed to work, although no settlement has been reached. The nation’s biggest walkout--by 3,700 Seattle teachers, substitutes, aides and secretaries--bogged down further, with a breakdown in talks and no new sessions scheduled.
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