New Jersey’s Largest Teachers Union Takes Fight Over Pensions To Airwaves
Source: Philly.com
By David Madden
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) With New Jerseys pension funding crisis in court and the state budget now in full debate mode, the New Jersey Education Association is turning up the heat with a new media blitz starting Thursday from Philadelphia to New York. Its costing the union $750,000 a week.
Governor Chris Christies people call it misleading attacks and fear mongering that doesnt get around the math that New Jersey cannot afford to fully fund the pension right now. The NJEAs ad offers its own mathematical equation:
Over 20 years, teachers have paid more than $10-billion into their pensions. But New Jersey politicians have paid just three, the ad states.
The idea is to put pressure on Christie and legislative democrats to honor the deal they made with state unions.
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