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The
fight is building already.
A powerful business group in Houston is forming a pressure group –
Texans for Public Pension Reform – whose goal is to dismantle
public workers’ pension plans. A consensus is building among
anti-public services/anti-public employee legislators that Texas cannot
afford decent retirement and health benefits for public employees.
Well-funded right-wing think tanks are providing “research”
and talking points. . . . READ
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Statewide DADS/State Hospitals Caucus
meeting, Austin
APRIL 21 click above for details
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Stop
the plans to privatize state hospitals
In the 82nd legislative session, lawmakers approved a
rider to the budget bill (Rider 63) that directs DSHS to privatize one
state hospital. The privatization of a state hospital will lead to a
decrease in. . .
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Statewide
DADS/State Hospitals Caucus meeting, Austin
APRIL 21
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NEWSBulletin: TSEU/FPS
activists testify at State Senate hearing
On Wednesday, March 21st, four union
members from DFPS testified at a Senate Human Services Committee meeting
in the Capitol.
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NEWSBulletin:
Texas public universities feel the pain after budget
cuts
In the 82nd Legislature, lawmakers cut
deep into public universities’ budgets. Funds appropriated for
higher education for FY 2012-13 were reduced by $969 million. Texas
public universities are struggling to keep up with the growing need
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NEWSBulletin:
Join the Fight to fund our future
As of February 2012, TSEU has collected
over 2,000 signatures for the FUND OUR FUTURE petition drive. We are
circulating these petitions on the campuses of all of our public. .
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Petition
Campaign download
the university petition, get involved!
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