“It is estimated about 20 percent of the district's 1,300 custodians, cafeteria workers, secretaries and library workers took part in the sickout.”
“The state attorney general, however, chose not to take action against union members following a similar sickout in January over poor school conditions, which labor experts said could be considered a method of strike.”
“The Detroit Teachers Federation called for a mass sickout after the school district's management announced over the weekend that it would not be able to pay teachers in the summer.”