Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012
Signature success so farBrown praises members for exceeding goals in campaign to save vital state services
Our members and staff have collected nearly 24,000 signatures from registered voters to help qualify the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 for the November ballot.
Our efforts exceeded Local 1000's goal of 12,000 signatures and helped SEIU California reach a union-wide goal of 89,000. The measure, sponsored by Gov. Jerry Brown and a wide coalition of business, labor and community groups, needs a total of 807,000 signatures to qualify.
Avoiding program cuts
The initiative would temporarily raise income taxes on the wealthiest Californians as well as restore sales taxes to the level of a year ago in order to avoid huge cuts to education and guarantee funding for local public safety.
"Our members know the importance of these services and that's why so many of us have taken the time to support California and sign the petitions," Local 1000 President Yvonne R. Walker said.
Affirmation of our work
In an April 23 telephone town hall with President Walker and more than 15,600 Local 1000 members, Brown thanked state workers and praised our efforts in gathering signatures. However, he cautioned that qualifying the measure is only the first hurdle in a long race.
"We've got to see this thing through and pass this measure in November," Brown said. "We need you--state employees--to tell everyone that Californians are better off because of the work you do. Let's make this vote be an affirmation of the important work that you are doing."
The initiative would temporarily raise income taxes on the wealthiest Californians as well as restore sales taxes to the level of a year ago in order to avoid huge cuts to education and guarantee funding for local public safety.
"Our members know the importance of these services and that's why so many of us have taken the time to support California and sign the petitions," Local 1000 President Yvonne R. Walker said.
Affirmation of our work
In an April 23 telephone town hall with President Walker and more than 15,600 Local 1000 members, Brown thanked state workers and praised our efforts in gathering signatures. However, he cautioned that qualifying the measure is only the first hurdle in a long race.
"We've got to see this thing through and pass this measure in November," Brown said. "We need you--state employees--to tell everyone that Californians are better off because of the work you do. Let's make this vote be an affirmation of the important work that you are doing."