MINNEAPOLIS-AFSCME locals at the University of Minnesota are organizing a rally March 4 at noon outside Morrill Hall on the university’s Minneapolis campus as part of a “National Day of Action to Defend Public Education.”
The day originated in California as a response to draconian cuts in the University of California system, becoming a national call to action as universities and K-12 school systems across the country became targets of budget cuts.
At the University of Minnesota, administrators are considering furloughs by all university employees to save money. AFSCME locals have begun a “Chop from the Top” campaign.
“The March 4 National Day of Action rally will be a loud and public demand that the budget crisis not be solved by cutting the lowest-paid workers at the University,” said Phyllis Walker, president of AFSCME Local 3800, which represents U of M clerical workers. For more information on the National Day of Action: www.defendeducation.org."