** PRESS ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY 14, 2026 **
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Carter Bundy (505) 463-8499
John Dyrcz (505) 554-8679
SANTA FE, NM — Members and leaders of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 18, National Education Association – New Mexico, Communications Workers of America of New Mexico, American Federation of Teachers New Mexico, and the New Mexico Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO will gather in the Rotunda of the Roundhouse for a press conference in support of restoring the budgeted raise for Fiscal Year ’27.
The surprise late-night disclosure by Senate Finance Committee Chair George Muñoz that budgeted raises for K-12, higher education, and state workers would be fully cut out of the Fiscal Year ‘27 budget as provided by the House of Representatives is a gut punch to the nearly one hundred thousand New Mexico workers who we collectively represent.
Cutting this raise during this challenging economic environment destroys morale and makes it harder to recruit and retain qualified professionals at a time when stability and experience are urgently needed. Public workers keep our communities functioning, by providing essential services, ensuring public safety, educating our kids, and maintaining critical infrastructure.
WHAT: Press Conference in Support of “Restoring the Raise”
WHEN: Saturday, February 14th at 1:30pm
WHERE: Rotunda of the Roundhouse, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM
WHO: New Mexico’s Public Sector Unions, including AFSCME Council 18, CWA, NEA-NM, AFT NM,
and the NMFL, AFL-CIO.
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