1/26 SF Public Workers-Community Speakout On Cutbacks/Budget Crisis

Labor-Community Speakout

On the California Budget Crisis



An S.F. Labor Council educational meeting uniting workers, students, & users of pubic services



Monday Jan. 26, 6 PM

Plumbers’ Hall, 1621 Market/ Franklin



I. Welcome (Tim Paulson, Chris Jackson) and Music (Freedom Song Network) (10 mins.)



II. Overview of the California Fiscal Crisis, (Ken Jacobs or TBD) (10 mins.)



III. Impacts on Public Services & Workers; How have we responded so far? Lessons learned: what has/ has not worked? (Labor and student presentations, and discussion) (45 mins. total; presentations 5 minutes each):

· K-12 education (Ken Tray, UESF)

· Community Colleges (Josh Nielsen, CCSF Assoc. Students; Brian Cruz SEIU 1021)

· CSU (Russell Kilday-Hicks, SEIU 2579)

· City and County of S.F. Isabel Auerbach, IFPTE 21)

· Non-profits providing public services (TBD)

· State of CA (Gabe Weis, SEIU 1000)

· Questions & Answers (20 mins.)


IV. Where Next? Organizing new Responses (moderator TBD) (30 mins.):

· Unified Labor-Community Approaches to the Crisis

· The Governor’s new 2009-10 Budget Proposal

· Repealing the 2/3 Legislative Majority Requirement

· Progressive Revenues

· Statewide Conference and Sacramento Day/State Days of Action

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BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS!!!
For more info contact Pablo Rodriguez pabrodriguez [at] yahoo.com or Rodger Scott xgtel [at] prodigy.net