8,000 Heilongjiang Teachers in Three-Day Strike over Pay, Benefits

(Beijing) – Thousands of teachers in Zhaodong, in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, went on strike for three days over pay and benefits, but have returned to class.

The labor action involved 8,000 teachers who refused to attend class from November 17 to 19, People's Daily reported. A state radio station said classes resumed on November 20. The city government has said it will address some of the teachers' concerns.