San Francisco Labor Council Resolution Supporting March 4 Day of Action in Defense of Public Education
New York City students and their supporters protesting the Metropolitan Transit Authority fare hikes that will raise the cost of K-12 education by $1,000 per year in the largest municipality in the United States.
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[Note: The following resolution was adopted unanimously by the San Francisco Labor Council delegates' meeting on January 11, 2010. The resolution was introduced and motivated by OPEIU Local 3 delegate Alan Benjamin. It was further motivated by United Educators of San Francisco President Dennis Kelly.]
Building the March 4 Strike/Day of Action in Defense of Public Education and all Public-Sector Services
Whereas, a powerful labor-student-faculty coalition to defend public education has formed statewide in the aftermath of the Sept. 24, 2009, 5,000-person-strong mass student walkout and university workers' strike at UC Berkeley -- organized around the main demands of "No Budget Cuts! No Layoffs! No Fee Hikes!"; and