It’s time to take a stand to:
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restore the 2011 cuts to higher education funding
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stop the privatization of our public universities,
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include university workers in a state employee pay raise
TSEU members from around the state will be calling our legislators to let them know that Texas needs to Fund Our Future. A collection of thousands of signatures from the Fund Our Future petition will be delivered to the Texas House and Senate higher education committees at the Texas State Capitol by TSEU activists while more signatures are accumulating on the online petition.
TSEU is calling on state legislators to restore all of the 2011 cuts to higher education funding and to invest in our future by further increasing funding to adjust for student enrollment growth. Texas has the money and should invest in higher education, which is the engine for the future Texas economy. The devastating cuts from last session have resulted in an epidemic of layoffs and privatization schemes that are being touted as a solution to make up for lost state revenue. State legislators should oppose the privatization of our public universities. TSEU is further calling on state legislators to include university employees in an across-the-board, flat amount pay raise with no cuts to health care and pension benefits. University workers have not had a state legislated pay raise in over 10 years since the passage of SB 1652 (2003) which deferred the responsibility of pay raises to university budget makers. The resulting merit-based pay raise system has left most front-line university workers with stagnant wages which are no longer competitive. State legislators should find a way to include university workers in an across-the-board pay raise.
What to do now:
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Sign the Fund Our Future Petition Online!
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Join the union! If you’re already a member, ask a coworker to join.
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Join COPE! We need to grow our political muscle if we’re going to have a strong voice for state employees in the legislature.
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Call your legislators, tell them:
Hello, my name is _________________ and I’m calling to ask Representative / Senator_________ to actively work to increase funding for higher education, to oppose the privatization of our public universities, and to support including university workers in an across-the-board, flat amount pay raise with no cuts to health care and pension benefits.
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