Teachers Threaten Strike in Puerto Rico

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Posted on: January 30th, 2008
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““I can’t take 30 years of this,” said Figueroa, 28, adding that her annual salary of $19,500 barely covers food and her share of rent for a small apartment.

With contract negotiations at an impasse, the union that represents most of the 42,000 teachers in the U.S. island territory has threatened a strike to demand pay raises, smaller class sizes and repairs of neglected school buildings.”*

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