More from KUOW Education Seattle Teachers Strike Counters National Labor Trends KUOW | By Allie Ferguson Published September 11, 2015 at 1:42 PM AKDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:11 Courtesy of Emily McCann Emily McCann took this Whittier Elementary on the first day of the strike. David Hyde talks to Phil Dine, labor expert and author of "State of the Unions," about how Seattle's teacher strike compares to labor trends nationally.