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In Tennessee, a broad coalition of unions and community supporters is fighting extreme proposals by the governor and some state legislators to eliminate collective bargaining for teachers, block public workers from making voluntary political donations and end the deduction of union and association dues from government paychecks.

The University of California is proposing $500 million in budget cuts to help reduce the state?s deficit. The problem is that most of those cuts are aimed at UC staff and faculty?s pension and health care benefits and at students, who face a big jump in fees.

Across the nation, on April 4, 2011, at community vigils, teach-ins, public rallies, workplace demonstrations and other events, we will stand together, and unite and win.

With 10,000 CWA members on the line, President Larry Cohen placed a historic phone call Wednesday night to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who pledged her support for workers fighting to save their collective bargaining rights.