As Governor Corbett is negotiating his 2011 budget, we encourage him to look outside of an all cuts budget scenario. An all cut budget would be devastating to the commonwealth and the public services our members provide. We are encouraging Governor Corbett and his administration to look at adopting recurring revenue, such as taxing Marcellus Shale, closing the Delaware Loopholes and getting rid of the vendor tax credit.
We must continue educating the voters of Pennsylvania, the people we serve every day, about the need to restore some of the drastic cuts in human services funding that are part of the proposed budget.
We also need to make sure that the citizens of Pennsylvania understand the importance of the work we do.
SEIU Local 668 will lead the way by continuing our Human Services Campaign, because that is the only way we can be sure that our needs - and the needs of the citizens and taxpayers we serve - will be met.
This fight is just getting started!
SEIU Local 668 spearheaded efforts to establish a coalition of unions involved in budget issues in Pennsylvania, in order to increase our power in the halls of the State Capitol.
As a result of our efforts, Local 668 is one of the founding members and sponsors of The CLEAR Coalition, which includes the PA AFL-CIO, AFSCME, and other major unions in PA. We gave them permission to run our "Six Hundred Million Dollars" radio ad, which you will hear as soon as their website loads on your computer. Click on the "CLEAR COALITION" link on the right to visit their website.
What else can you do?
Make sure to join our Human Services Campaign Action Center by clicking on the top button on the right. If you have already joined, ask your co-workers, friends and family members to join, too!
In case you missed them, you can read copies of the Action Center emails we have sent out since March 2010 by clicking the envelope button on the left.
Take a look at our union’s Cost Savings suggestions by clicking the button on the right. If you have additional cost savings ideas, send us an email at seiu668@yahoo.com.
You can also visit the State Senate’s Government Management and Cost Study Commission page at http://senatorargall.com/commission.htm for more information about their activities.
Local 668 President Kathy Jellison, together with CAO Committee Chairs Gene Quaglia and Joel Levin, testified at one of the Commission’s hearings on Monday, May 3, 2010. Click here to read President Jellison's testimony.
Visit The CLEAR Coalition's website by clicking on the button on the right.
If you want more information about the budget from one of our coalition partners, click on the Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center button on the right.
To visit the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s budget website, click on the button on the right.