It was the largest rally in Rockville that anyone can recall. According to press reports, 900 school supporters marched to the steps of the County Council to call on them to protect funding for schools and not to balance the budget by cutting employee health insurance.
Watch video of the Rockville Rally at: http://rockville.patch.com/articles/video-unions-rally-for-education-funding#video-5553786
and
http://www.gazette.net/video/20110405Union/20110405Union.html
View pictures from the Rally at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seiu500/sets/72157626317362605/
Read press coverage at:
Gazette: http://www.gazette.net/stories/04062011/montnew123528_32544.php
Rockville Patch: http://rockville.patch.com/articles/video-unions-rally-for-education-funding
WAMU Radio: http://wamu.org/news/11/04/06/md_school_workers_rally_to_oppose_budget_cuts.php
Read MCEA’s testimony at the County Council Budget Hearing at:
http://mcealeads.blogspot.com/2011/04/mcea-testifies-at-council-budget.html
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