What is the reason Wayne-Westland, Michigan teachers went on strike today?
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS05/810070385&imw=Y NO DEAL YET Teachers all over Michigan keep close eye on Wayne-Westland strike BY PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI, ROBIN ERB and TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS • October 7, 2008 Districts across Michigan are watching to see what happens next in Wayne-Westland Community Schools, where the first teachers strike outside Detroit in at least 16 years has canceled classes for a second straight day. Advertisement A dozen other districts in the state are involved in contract talks that union officials consider either stalled or unproductive, many of them over the same issues as Wayne-Westland — class size and health insurance. The district canceled K-12 classes today, according to its Web site. District and union officials were unable to reach an agreement Monday, and no further negotiations were p
