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STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT: CHRISTINE TRUJILLO
Over the next week, lawmakers must address the following facts during the special session: The student funding unit value cuts ($60 per unit), which they passed last January, have not worked. We’re right back where we started, another budget deficit. This time at least $500 million, maybe more. Read more. *Op-Ed submitted to Albuqerque Journal - unpublished. |
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AFT New Mexico leadership says any cuts are unacceptable. Read more and contact your state senator and state representative today and leave a message: "Education cuts are unacceptable!" |
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AFT New Mexico releases Brian Sanderoff poll on education cuts, roll back of tax cuts for wealthiest
Sunday, October 17th - AFT New Mexico released a poll on education cuts, closing corporate tax loopholes, rolling back tax cuts for wealthiest New Mexicans. Scientific poll results demonstrate registered voters overwhelmingly oppose any more student value cuts and education cuts. The poll was conducted by Research and Polling. Read more.
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October 13 Letter from Kathy Chavez |
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More than 3,200 New Mexicans from across the state went to Santa Fe on Friday, Oct. 9. Their rally sent a clear message to state lawmakers: Don't cut student values when you meet Oct. 17 in a special session. Rally participants said, "If lawmakers want to cut something, they better cut those tax breaks they gave the wealthiest New Mexicans in 2003, and they better close tax loopholes for big, out-of-state corporations. Here is how the Oct. 9 rally was covered by the media.
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Identify your state senator and state representative. You'll need your 9-digit zip code to get started. |
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New Mexico's Roman Catholic bishops waded into the debate over how to close the state's estimated $433 million buget deficit Wednesday, urging Gov. Bill Richardson and legislators to repeal a 2003 income tax cut instead of cutting services they say would hurt the poor. |
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Here's information re: October 9 Santa Fe Rally to restore student funding value cuts, and stop state lawmakers from cutting student value again. |
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Recommendations from Gang of 12 (lawmakers) includes cutting student values again. We have a PDF copy of the recommendations which you can download, print-out and share. |
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September 2009 - Over the past year, AFT New Mexico has worked with other unions, community organizations, and faith groups in a coalition, Better Choices New Mexico, to advocate that state lawmakers choose funding public education and public services by looking at long-term budget solutions - including rolling tax breaks that have outlived their usefulness. This article offers comprehensive resources for you to download and share about what we are doing to fight for New Mexico's future.
Lawmakers will convene in October to make more budget cuts to education and other public services. We have less than twenty days. Check out the twenty days, twenty ways campaign. We are offering lawmakers twenty ways to shore up the budget. |
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New Mexico’s lawmakers are planning to cut funding for preK-12 school children again, unless we go to the State Capitol Friday, October 9. If lawmakers cut the student value again, students will suffer more and school districts will be forced to layoff EAs, CSLs, CSAs and teachers. |
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More information from the Oct. 9 Santa Fe Rally Advance Media. |
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Gov. Richardson has responded to AEAA COPE’s petition drive to roll back tax cuts for richest New Mexicans, close tax loopholes for big out-of-state corporations, and use revenues to restore the $30 lawmakers cut from the 2009-2010 preK-12 student funding value and stop further education cuts. He said, “Perhaps some of the tax cuts have outlived their usefulness.” |
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New Mexicans have been consistent in their views of favoring adequate education funding over spending on tax breaks and abatements. According to voters, cutting education is not ok. Polling results are clear. When New Mexicans are given the choice to fund education and prevent cuts versus keeping tax breaks on the books - voters overwhelmingly prefer funding education. Read more.
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According to a Legislative Finance Committee study, Educational Retirement Board (ERB) fund and Permanent School Fund investments last year were bad enough to rank them among the worst performing funds of their kind in the nation. But, beginning July 1, state lawmakers are going to force education employees, who earn more than $20,000 a year, to pay more of their much-needed spending money into the ERB by raising retirement deductions.
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State lawmakers and the governor have made huge cuts to public education. Those cuts have consequences. Education cuts mean program cuts for kids, overcrowded classrooms, pay cuts, job layoffs, and furloughs, and more. Now lawmakers and governor say they will cut more. School employees, parents, and voters are fighting back on education cuts. We've had enough. Register for GET ACTIVE now. We will send you updates on our campaign, what we are doing to fight back, and how you can help. CLICK HERE NOW TO REGISTER FOR GET ACTIVE!
School employees, parents and voters will rally against cuts on October 9th. Click here to download the flyer. Share with your fellow employees, parents, neighbors, and friends. Please save the date and be there....no matter what! |
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Register your email address on Get Active and be e-INFORMED about what's really happening, really quick. |
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Find out if your state senator, representative and governor are paying you enough to live above poverty. |
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Join with your co-workers and become a PROUD AEAA union member. |
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Your questions about work, job performance, evaluations, duties, rights and responsibilities.
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AEAA will use E-communications to keep Union members and Building Reps informed. Check this link frequently for the latest information, flyers and newsletters. In addition, Union Reps (BRs) should update their email addresses with Membership Specialist Eloisa Corona at 266-6638, ext. 105, as AEAA will utitlize emails to keep BRs informed.
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AEAA and APS Board of Education have a contract for 2007-2009 -- it's called the Negotiated Agreement. The contract is posted online. |
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Click here to download Belen Negotiated Agreement
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Classified public school employees (workers paid by the hour) and teachers who are employed by the Cuba Board of Education now have a new contract with the Board. The new contract is called The Negotiated Agreement. The contract can be viewed, downloaded and printed if you have an Adobe Reader program on your computer. |
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