Thursday, February 25, 2010

Pan-African News Wire: San Francisco Labor Council Resolution Supporting March 4 Day of Action in Defense of Public Education

Pan-African News Wire: San Francisco Labor Council Resolution Supporting March 4 Day of Action in Defense of Public Education


San Francisco Labor Council Resolution Supporting March 4 Day of Action in Defense of Public Education

San Francisco Labor Council Resolution Supporting March 4 Day of Action in Defense of Public Education

[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