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500+ attend Rally to Save Public Services & Education

March 9, 2011   Rally news stories: Montana Capitol Report Lee Newspapers Montana Public Radio (also aired on National Public …...

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Gov. defends public employee unions

February 25, 2011 Feb. 25 – Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer gave an eloquent defense of public employees and teachers …...

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The anti-union agenda

February 24, 2011 The following editorials speak to a phenomenon we’re seeing in Montana too – and MEA-MFT is …...

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The money IS there

February 24, 2011 Young Lily Wilhelm states her case at MEA-MFT’s Rally to Save Public Services & Education Feb. …...

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Attack on tenure passes

February 23, 2011 Feb. 23 – SB 315 (sponsored by Sen. Rick Ripley, R-Wolf Creek) passed the Senate today. …...

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Bill to roll back state salaries

February 17, 2011 The right-wing majority in the 2011 Montana Legislature just keeps coming up with bad ideas to …...

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MT Teacher of the Year tells all

February 10, 2011 MEA-MFT member and Montana 2011 Teacher of the Year Paul Andersen spoke to the Montana Legislature …...

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State budget cuts now over $1 billion!

February 7, 2011 Mar. 8 NOTE: Some of the cuts mentioned below have now been restored. We are getting our …...

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One bad bill down

February 4, 2011 HOUSE BILL 154 IS DEAD! MEA-MFT has put one really bad bill out of its misery. …...

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Montanans rally against cuts

January 31, 2011 Following on the heels of MEA-MFT’s Work That Matters Day of Action Jan. 17, another rally …...

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