San Jose rally against higher education budget cuts, May 15 Print E-mail

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Randy Okamura, president of the SJCC Board of Trustees, holds up a "No Cuts" sign behind the heads of David Yancey, president of AFT Local 6157, Barbara Hanfling, Local 6157 Executive Director, and Michael Burke, president of SJCC on May 15.

Rally brings campus community together to protest governor's budget

The day after the governor announced his "May Revise" budget proposal, which would cut K-14 public education by 4.3 billion dollars, members of the San Jose Evergreen Community College District family joined in a noon-time protest.

To view a five minute video with clips from the speeches, click here.

The CFT is working on coordinated efforts with other education organizations and allies in the labor movement and broader community to convince the public and elected officials in Sacramento that at least some of the budget deficit must be made up through fair tax policies.