2018 North Carolina teachers' walkout

2018 North Carolina teachers' rally
Part of the 2018–19 education workers' strikes in the United States
DateMay 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
Location
Caused by
  • Low salaries
  • Deflating wages
  • Suspension of health benefits for future hirees
Goals
  • Salary increase
  • Restore of funding to pre-2008 levels
  • Reinstatement of healthcare benefits for future hirees
  • Construction board to overlook school repairs
Methods
Parties
Lead figures

Oliver A. Holley
Shammah Barrett
Tiffany Smith

Number
123,000 workers idled

The 2018 North Carolina teachers' rally was a rally and protest on May 16, 2018, with teachers in North Carolina walking out in protest of deflating wages and decreased employee benefits.

The rally is part of the larger wave of teachers' strikes in the United States where protests occurred in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Arizona.