Budget Emergency

Will an Obama Tide in CA Lift Local Legislators?
As anyone who followed the budget battle knows, California's legislature is gridlocked. Without a 2/3 majority, legislators who are pushing for real solutions to our chronic budget shortfall keep failing. This election cycle promises some potential changes in several competitive seats, which could get us closer to breaking the gridlock.

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San Mateo Co. Workers Blow the Whistle on Cuts and Outsourcing

A purple-wearing, whistle-blowing crowd gathered in the heart of San Mateo County government Thursday, June 12, 2008 to oppose proposed cuts to county and state funding that threaten the well-being of the community.

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Santa Clara Co. Workers to Supervisors:

Members prepare for the budget hearing.

Save Our Services
SEIU members attended a public hearing June 10 at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to speak out against budget cuts and the harm that service reductions would bring to the community.

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Santa Cruz Co. Members Oppose Cuts to Services

Santa Cruz Rally

More than 300 health care workers, patients and community members converged at the Santa Cruz County office building June 10 to protest drastic cuts to health services.

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The Governor Proposes Deeper Cuts, a Power Grab, & No Real Solutions

The Revised Budget Is a Missed Opportunity & Makes Our Chronic Budget Problems Worse. The Lottery Gamble is More Borrowing Instead of Real Solutions. It's Now up to Legislators to Take Responsibility and Decide.

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Our Kids’ Schools, Our Families’ Healthcare, and Our Communities Are Worth Paying For

With a $16 billion dollar deficit, our state budget is far worse than in previous years. After years of Band-Aids and borrowing, the time has come to make the tough decisions. We can either cut schools, healthcare, care for the elderly & disabled, and other services we care about, or increase funding to pay for them. The Governor has proposed a budget that relies on cuts alone.

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Nurses Fighting Public Health Cuts

A group of Local 521 nurse members traveled to Sacramento in early May to work with the SEIU Nurse Alliance of California to identify and solve problems affecting nurses and to improve the environment of care, and thus, patient outcomes.

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