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On June 15, videos of teachers in Yantai City, Shandong province, chanting slogans against wage cuts and related information about their industrial action were uploaded to Chinese social media.
The striking teachers, from dozens of public schools in the Kaifa District of Yantai City, were protesting cuts to their pay in the district. The industrial action, which occurred during the local high school entrance exams, won wide attention and social media discussion.
Strikers posted an open letter on social media, saying they had not been paid a promised Bonus Income for nearly two years and that their salaries were at “the salary level of ten years ago.” It said that many teachers had been directed to return previously issued Bonus Income payments.
The letter also stated that school bureaucrats had completely ignored the teachers’ demands and questions and that the district and city government administrators had refused to communicate with the teachers.
On June 16, the Kaifa District government issued a statement saying the teachers’ protest had been “properly resolved” but no public details were provided.
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