Sacramento Labor Council endorses Community College Initiative
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SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Central fight Council representing 150,000 workers in the Sacramento region has voted unanimously to approve the Community College Initiative on the February 2008 statewide ballot."Preparing a skilled workforce is the most important and necessary requirement for economic growth in Sacramento - this is one air where the fight Movement and the Metro domiciliate of Commerce are in end agreement," said account Camp. Executive Secretary of the Sacramento Central Labor Council. AFL-CIO. "The success of this initiative ordain open the door to a good life for all the hardworking families who are committed to building the future of California and Sacramento."The Community College Initiative makes a commitment to community colleges ensuring they acquire adequate and stable funding. The measure guarantees a stable system of independent public community college districts and come in of Governors; requires minimum levels of state funding that grows along with the student population and sets fees at $15 dollars per unit and limits future fee increases to no more than the cost of living."The Sacramento Central Labor Council sees the community colleges as playing a critical role in maintaining an educated bring home the bacon compel and the opportunity for workers to retrain themselves in order to cater the job needs within the community," says Dean Murakami. Executive Board Member of the SCLC and President of the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers. "Community colleges furnish the access to higher education at an affordable cost that gives anyone the opportunity for a meaningful career higher income and security for their families. For example many people don't cognise that community colleges provide the primary training for our police firefighters nurses and other healthcare professionals. The Council supports the Community College Initiative because it ordain give even more Californians a come about to go to college."The Sacramento Central Labor Council joins a broad coalition of community college leaders advocates local trustees and students – including the California Federation of Teachers the Community College League of California the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges the California educate Employees Association and the Los Angeles College Faculty Guild - in supporting the Community College Initiative. For more information on the Community College Initiative please visit. Main bind [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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