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David Melson
David Melson is a copy editor and staff writer for the Times-Gazette.
Picturing the Past 191: Teachers 'strike'
Posted Friday, September 6, 2013, at 3:35 PM

Teachers picket Bedford County Courthouse on Sept. 7, 1976 in a "practice strike." (T-G File Photo by Bob Higgins)
Actually, it was a "practice" strike. On Sept. 7, 1976, members of the Bedford County Education Association picketed Bedford County Courthouse in a "practice strike."
Go here for a larger view.
The teachers walked out, refusing to work until the Bedford County Quarterly Court, as today's county commission was known then, agreed to a $350 salary supplement. Commissioners proposed a $150 supplement.
I'd guess very few of these teachers are still working today.
What I didn't have time to look up is how things eventually worked. I was in high school then and remember we did go to class after a few days.
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