2018 Arizona teachers' strike

The 2018 Arizona teachers' strike was held from April 26–May 3, 2018, by 20,000 teachers to protest low pay and cuts to school funding. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey had approved a proposal giving a 20 percent raise to teachers by 2020, with a 9 percent raise in 2019; teachers rejected this proposal as it did not provide increased funding for schools themselves or raises for support staff. It coincided with a similar strike in neighboring Colorado.

2018 Arizona teachers' walkout
Part of the 2018–19 education workers' strikes in the United States
Teachers rally on Washington Street in Phoenix
DateApril 26, 2018 – May 3, 2018
Location
Arizona
Caused by
Goals
  • 20% salary raise for teachers by 2020
  • Decrease of the student:teacher ratio to 23:1
Methods
Resulted in
  • 20% salary raise for teachers by 2020
  • 9% raise for teachers in 2018–19 school year
  • subsequent 5% raises for the next two years
  • Increased support staff salaries
Parties
Arizona Education Association & Arizona Educators United
Lead figures

Joe Thomas
Marisol Garcia
Noah Karvelis
Kelley Fisher
Rebecca Garelli
Derek Harris
Dylan Wegela
Wes Oswald
Jay Barbuto
Vanessa Arredondo

Number
70,000 educators

The walkout occurred after similar actions in West Virginia and Oklahoma, and was the third in a wave of teachers' strikes in the United States. It was the first such action by teachers in Arizona.

The strike ended on May 3, 2018, when the Government of Arizona conceded to increase funding to increase salaries for support staff and to decrease student to counselor ratios.

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