Today, March 15, the House passed the last two bills required to finish the Emergency Financial Manager legislation.  It now goes to the Governor and he has said he will sign the bills.  The way to keep EFMs away from our school districts and local communities is to keep them out of financial trouble.  We can’t do that given Governor Snyder’s proposed budget which includes cuts to schools, universities and local community Revenue Sharing.  If you are able, we hope to see you in Lansing tomorrow for a budget protest rally at the State Capitol.  If you can’t make it to Lansing, please call your State Representative or Senator, find out when they are having local events – coffee hours, town halls, etc. – and then attend with a few friends, or lots of friends.  Local action, in person, with your Representatives and Senators is very effective.

Recall contacts

The companies attached were all companies who gave a large amount of money toward the Walker campaign.

Events in Wisconsin:
Teachers took a big hit in Wisconsin today.  No more collective bargaining and the same thing is happening in several other states.  We need to push back in order to stop the attack on teachers.  There is an effort to start the recall of several Wisconsin politicians.  The link below is where you can help our fellow teachers and contribute to the recall effort of several politicians.  They are only asking for $5, but give more if you can.

GIve $5 here

Events in Sacramento:

If you cannot afford to send money to Wisconsin, perhaps you can write a letter to the editor or a letter to you state senator. All CFT locals are being asked to do this.  The Republicans in the Legislature appear to be blocking the sending of the extension of the temporary taxes to a June election.  Please write a letter to our state senators and encourage them to allow the voters to decide in order to give the people a voice in this matter.  If these tax extensions fail to materialize, our District's budget will be extremely bad!

contact State Senator Ted Gaines

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Together, we are making history by standing up for our Wisconsin and Workers Rights.   For current rally event information visit United Wisconsin, We Are Wisconsin, or call 608-692-9720.  Please also visit AFT-Wisconsin for specific AFT union events.

OSER Q & A Regarding the 2009-2011 Budget Repair Bill (Updated 03/09/11)

We have been contacted by members asking how they can contribute financially to our fight against Governor Walker's attacks on our members' collective bargaining rights, the fight to save the quality healthcare services our members provide to the public, and the fight to take back our state. Click here to make a voluntary donation to WFNHP's S.O.S. Fund--Save Our Services/Save Our State--via PayPal or any major credit card.

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