by realize | Mar 19, 2010 | Hot Topics
AFT Members, We still have some seats available for this year’s Labor Council dinner. http://unionyes.org/node/807 If you are interested in attending, please reply to this email. You can bring a guest as well. The No Host Reception begins at 6:00, Dinner is at...
by realize | Mar 15, 2010 | Hot Topics
1) Circulate Petitions for the Majority Budget Act The focus of our statewide advocacy work for the next several weeks will be to qualify the Majority Budget Act for the November 2010 ballot. CFT is working in a coalition with other public sector unions to put this...
by realize | Mar 14, 2010 | Hot Topics
Something amazing happened on our marchers’ way to McFarland. The walk so far had been kind of quiet. Very few cars. All of a sudden a car pulls over to the side of the road. A woman hops out and starts to put on an “I AM MARCHING” t-shirt. For what...
by realize | Mar 6, 2010 | Hot Topics
Faculty, Staff, Students, Friends, and Community Members turned out in force on both March 4th and March 5th in support of continued funding for public education. March 4th activities began with “Teach-outs” and “Teach-ins” at virtually every...
by realize | Mar 2, 2010 | Hot Topics
Posted: March 2, 2010 04:41 PM Marty Hittelman is the president of the California Federation of Teachers. It is no longer enough to say that “Sacramento politics is dysfunctional,” or that the political and legislative processes in the Capitol are stymied...