ÿþ<!-- saved from url=(0056)file://C:\Users\Gail\Desktop\CCCCAWEB\CCCCAWEB\index.htm --> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <!-- Generated by Developer Tools. This might not be an accurate representation of the original source file --> <HTML lang=en xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><HEAD><TITLE>Cape Cod Community College Association</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv=Content-Type><LINK rel=stylesheet type=text/css href="all.css"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV id=wrap> <DIV id=header> <H1>Cape Cod Community College Association</H1></DIV> <P id=message><STRONG>Reversing Course - Let's Start Now!</STRONG></P> <DIV id=content> <DIV class=gutter> <DL class=feature> <DT><A href="http://www.freechoiceact.org/petition" target=_blank><IMG border=0 alt="Free Choice Act Petition" src="pics/SS.jpg" width=150 ></A>Protect Social Security</DT> <DD><STRONG>Tell Congress: No Social Security cuts. No retirement age increase. No risky privatization schemes. Also urge them to repeal the unfair Social Security offsets that threaten the retirement security of far too many educators, police, firefighters, and other public employees.</STRONG><BR><BR><BR></DD> <DT><A HREF="http://www.newfacultymajority.info/national" target=_blank><IMG border=0 alt="New Faculty Majority Logo" src="pics/nfm.jpg" width=150></A>New Faculty Majority</DT> <DD><STRONG> Visit the website of the National Coalition for Adjunct & Contigent Equity.</STRONG><BR></DD> </DL> <H2> In Their Own Words - Excerpted from the NEA Election website</h2> <P><strong>President Obama Upholds the Rights of Public Employees to Collectively Bargain.</strong> This year s Labor Day Presidential Proclamation honored labor s history and cites labor as  the reason we have a minimum wage, weekends away from work to rest and spend time with family, and basic protections in our workplaces. According to the proclamation, collective bargaining is a  fundamental American value. As Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker moved to dismantle public unions in February 2011, President Obama observed that it seemed  like more of an assault on unions. Concerning Ohio, President Obama stated that  public employees should not be blamed for a financial crisis that they had nothing to do with, and that he  strongly disapproves of new laws restricting public employee unions in Ohio. </P> <P><strong>Governor Romney Waffles on Restricting Teachers Collective Bargaining Rights in Ohio.</strong> Romney supported Senate Bill 5 in June, writing,  My friends in Ohio are fighting to defend crucial reforms that the state has put in place to limit the power of union bosses& I stand with John R. Kasich and Ohio's leaders as they take on this important fight. On October 25th after a visit and pep talk for phone bank volunteers, Romney declined to endorse the ballot measure. After a major outcry from conservatives, who overwhelmingly support the effort to restrict teachers bargaining rights, Romney changed his tune again, reaffirming his original support for the measure saying,  I am 110 percent behind Gov. Kasich and in support of [Senate Bill 5]. <P><strong>Governor Romney Supported Assaults on Teachers Rights in Wisconsin.</strong> Mitt Romney vocally supported Governor Walker s legislation restricting workers rights, donating to the Wisconsin Republican Party s efforts to pass the bill and advocating for his supporters to do the same. The measure eventually passed with the help of Romney.</P> <P><strong>President Obama is Committed to Keeping Teachers in the Classroom. </strong>President Obama s jobs bill contains $30 billion in funding for states to pay teachers. This funding would prevent 400,000 teachers nationwide from receiving pink slips.</P> <P><strong>Governor Romney Calls Saving 400,000 Teachers Jobs a  Little Band-Aid for the Economy.</strong> Mitt Romney called President Obama s jobs bill a  temporary little Band-Aid at the Bloomberg GOP Debate, ignoring the profound impact proposals like the $30 billion in funding for teachers would have on the economy.</P> </DIV></DIV> <DIV id=sidebar> <DIV class=gutter> <DIV class=box> <H3>CCCCA Links</H3> <UL> <LI><A href="index.htm">Home</A></LI> <LI><A href="leadership.htm">Chapter Leadership</A></LI> <li><A href="CCCCAbylaws.pdf" target="_blank">Bylaws</A></li> <LI><A href="calendar.htm">Calendar</A></LI> <LI><A href="minutes.htm">Minutes</A></LI> <LI><A href="wein.htm">Weingarten Rights</A></LI></UL></DIV> <DIV class=box> <H3>News</H3> <UL> <LI><A href="sac.htm">SAC Updates</A></LI> <LI><A href="bargaining.htm">Bargaining Updates</A></LI> <LI><A href="president.htm">From Your President</A></LI></UL></DIV> <DIV class=box> <H3>Other Resources</H3> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www2.nea.org/he/" target=_blank>NEA Higher Ed</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.massteacher.org/" target=_blank>MTA</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://mccc-union.org/" target=_blank>MCCC</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://mccc-union.org/daycontract.htm" target=_blank>Day Contract</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://mccc-union.org/dcecontract.htm" target=_blank>DCE Contract</A></LI></UL></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV id=footer> <P>Copyright © 2008 Cape Cod Community College Association. 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