A Maneuver of dubious legality to approve a "budget repair" bill and strip teachers, nurses, city workers and other public employees of collective bargaining rights, while imposing deep cuts in their take-home pay. The new law is part of a nationwide attack on public employees being carried out by both Democrats and Republicans aimed at making the public employees pay for the economic crisis in our country today. Public employees double what they pay for health care premiums and cover half the cost of their own pensions. With rising costs for food, gas, higher education and other family expenditures, this is hard because of already being hit with years of wage freezes and furloughs. Like teachers must accept pay cuts and then a sharp increase in the number of students in their classrooms. On a national scale, the present administration spearheaded an assault on auto workers, teachers and federal employees and is ready to slash social spending in order to pay for tax cuts to the rich and the Wall Street bailout. Public Employees rights to a decent-paying and secure job, quality schools, health care, housing, and a comfortable retirement-are now incompatible with the maintenance of the existing economic system. The unions and the political parties defend a failed system and therefore insist that the burden of the crisis be placed on the backs of these workers. To fight back I believe that the workers must mount an industrial and political struggle against the profit system and all of its political representatives. What do you think should be done? Now is the time to speak. Thank You & God Bless. Rev. John.