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June 19, 2009

LA Teachers End 24-Day Hunger Strike
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In Los Angeles, a group of teachers have ended their twenty-four-day
hunger strike to protest budget cuts. The teachers said they will now
organize a campaign to recall some members of the Los Angeles Unified
School Board. Thousands of Los Angeles teachers may soon be fired as the
district faces a $700 million budget gap.