Teachers union tells Steinberg to halt education cuts
May 18, 2010 Filed in: Unions
Susan Ferriss, The Sacramento Bee
A fresh billboard heading
into Sacramento
off Interstate 5 showcases
the California
Teachers Association's dissatisfaction with a chief ally in
the state Capitol: Senate President Pro Tem Darrell
Steinberg. "Dear Senator
Steinberg,"
reads the pink billboard, which appeared over the weekend. "Stop
the blame. Stop the cuts." The state's largest teachers union is
also launching a direct-mail campaign to exert pressure on
Steinberg as he gears up for negotiations with Gov.
Arnold
Schwarzenegger and other legislators over how to
address the state's $19.1 billion budget
deficit...