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{{infobox| image = [[File:.]]}}<p> </p> <p>In the spring of 1981, teachers in Ravenna, Ohio went on strike for eighty-five days.&nbsp; As of 1981, it was the longest teachers' teachers’ strike in U.S. history.&nbsp; To date, it is the second longest.&nbsp; In 1987, a teacher strike in Homer, Illinois lasted for eight months. </p>  <p>During the 1970s and the early 1980s, a number of teachers' teacher strikes occurred in Ohio. Low wages, poor benefits, and the lack of state funding upset the teachers, prompting them to go on strike until school districts and the State of Ohio responded to their demands. Teachers struck in several municipalities, including in Dayton, Brunswick, Boardman, Ravenna, and Youngstown.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Ravenna teachers remained on strike is the longestin Ohio. &nbsp; Their strike, which occurred in the spring of 1981, lasted eighty-five days, making it the longest teachers' strike in United States history. &nbsp; The teachers not only protested outside of schools or , administration buildings; they also picketed outside of school officials' and , board members' members’ homes and businesses. &nbsp; Authorities arrested numerous teachers. The Ravenna Board of Education eventually increased wages, prompting the teachers to end the strike. &nbsp; In an apparently retaliatory move, however, the school board refused to renew the contracts of fifty-one non-tenured teachers who had participated in the strike.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> <p>The various teacher strikes created a negative image for Ohio, causing non-residents manor in which teachers communicated their needs to view the state Board of Education and local governmentsthe State changed in 1983.&nbsp; In July 1983, as well as teachersState Bill 133 established collective bargaining in Ohio. With collective bargaining, as being uncaring about education mutual good faith negotiations could take place with the intention of reaching an agreement between the employee and childrenthe school board and school representatives. Because of this viewSubjects to be bargained included wages, numerous businesses hours, terms and people refused to relocate to Ohioconditions of employment and other existing contract issues.</p>==See Also==<div class="seeAlsoText">*[[Dayton, Ohio]]*[[Ohio]]*[[Ravenna, Ohio]]*[[Youngstown, Ohio]]</div>[[Category:History Events]] [[Category:Towards the 21st Century]][[Category:Business and Industry]][[Category:Education]][[Category:Government and Politics]]