After the strike, members of the MTEA successfully lobbied to change the state law to prohibit school boards from imposing a contract on their employees (signed into law July 10, 2003).
ˈæftɚ ðə stɹˈaɪk, mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɛmtˈiː səksˈɛsfəli lˈɑːbɪd tə tʃˈeɪndʒ ðə stˈeɪt lˈɔː tə pɹəhˈɪbɪt skˈuːl bˈoːɹdz fɹʌm ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ ɐ kˈɑːntɹækt ˌɔn ðɛɹ ɛmplˈɔɪiːz sˈaɪnd ˌɪntʊ lˈɔː dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈɛn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.