WVCBP in the News

March 5, 2018 by Ted Boettner
What Would a Real PEIA Fix Look Like?

West Virginia Public News Service - Striking teachers are angry about rising health care premiums and eroding benefits from West Virginia's Public Employee Insurance Agency. But what would a real PEIA fix look like? Read. 

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March 2, 2018 by Ted Boettner
The West Virginia Teachers’ Strike Takes Aim at Coal and Gas

The New Republic - On Thursday, the public school teachers of West Virginia staged a wildcat strike. Without authorization from either of the state’s two education unions—the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association—teachers walked out to register their dissatisfaction with the government’s response to their grievances. Read. 

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March 1, 2018 by Sean O'Leary
Delegates Approve Five-Percent Raise for Teachers

State Journal - About four hours after receiving official notice that Gov. Jim Justice had increased the state’s revenue projection Wednesday, the House of Delegates passed a bill to give teachers a 5 percent pay raise. Read.

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February 25, 2018 by Ted Boettner
Arley Johnson Addresses Summit on Race Matters

Beckley Register-Herald - Under the banner of “The Time Is Now,” the third Summit on Race Matters in the Greenbrier Valley held a full day of workshops in Lewisburg on Saturday. Read. 

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February 25, 2018 by Ted Boettner
Teachers to Continue Walkout Over Pay, Benefits

Huntington Herald-Dispatch - After two days of work stoppage and picketing at the Capitol and on the streets of their own communities, West Virginia teachers and other state employees will be back at it again Monday, Feb. 26. Read. 

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