Dear Friends of Labor Notes,

I'm Kristine Mayle, and I've been a teacher in Chicago since 2006 and a member of the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) in AFT Local 1.

Labor Notes is older than I am, and I assume most of you are, too. Can you help me make sure young people continue to get educated in the Labor Notes tradition, by supporting Labor Notes' 30-30-30 campaign?

In honor of their 30-year anniversary, Labor Notes wants to raise $30,000 to ensure that 30% of the 2010 conference attendees are under 30 years old and we need your help. It could be $30 or it could be $300. You should do it soon because Labor Notes needs to start making plans with young activists. Financial support from you is crucial to making this the most youthful conference ever.

At the national Labor Notes Conference in Detroit next April, we're planning to meet with teachers from all over the country, to see how they're organizing against the privatization of public education. We want to replicate their victories and avoid the pitfalls they've encountered. We want to speak with those that have already won office in their unions and those that are working toward it like we are.

I'm really proud of what CORE has accomplished thus far, but I don't want us to be out there on our own. You can help by giving to Labor Notes today, to help pass the torch to a whole new generation in the labor movement.

Please think about your future and mine, and whip out your credit card.

In solidarity,

Kristine Mayle
CORE Steering Committee Member