To: The New Mexico State House, The New Mexico State Senate, and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Take Back New Mexico
Governor Susana Martinez, stop letting large testing corporations write your education policy and stop trying to destroy our public employee unions! The working families of New Mexico will no longer stand for it, so on 10.18.14, the first day of early voting, we are taking New Mexico back!!!
Why is this important?
The American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation are taking back New Mexico on the first day of early voting, 10.18.14. We are taking back New Mexico from Governor Susana Martinez because she is:
-Working to eliminate payroll deductions for public employees. Susana stated “The state collects them (dues) for the unions, and then we cut a check to the unions who then use that money against reform.” This is a union busting technique used by politicians such as Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
- Underfunding our public schools and increasing class sizes.
- Diverting money to special schemes and projects.
- Demoralizing students and teachers with high stakes testing and blame and shame reforms.
-Working to eliminate payroll deductions for public employees. Susana stated “The state collects them (dues) for the unions, and then we cut a check to the unions who then use that money against reform.” This is a union busting technique used by politicians such as Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
- Underfunding our public schools and increasing class sizes.
- Diverting money to special schemes and projects.
- Demoralizing students and teachers with high stakes testing and blame and shame reforms.