Voicing her support for the striking teachers is Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant, who called out the the difference between how teachers have not received the favorable treatment given to corporations.

"The educators demands are completely reasonable. In the face of skyrocketing rents and increasing costs for basic needs, the teachers have sacrificed for six years with no pay raises from Olympia," Sawant said in a statement.

"For too long the legislature has ignored the needs of the children and bent over backwards to give corporations handout after handout. Boeing executives got a special session. Where is the special session for education? Teachers are faced with stagnating salaries, overcrowded classrooms, too many standardized tests, and inadequate resources. It's high time the legislature did their job, stop ignoring the mandate by voters to lower class sizes and raise teachers' pay. Fully fund education now!" she added.

The Socialist council member also called on the community to stand in support with the teachers—a path some parents of Seattle public schools students have already taken.