Unions

A tax proposed by unions and liberal Democrats could prolong the recession in New Jersey. Governor Corzine should do the right thing and speak up against this job-killing tax, Senator Joe Kyrillos says. 

Who is minding the Asylum!

In 2006, legislators met all summer trying to find ways to keep the pension funds from insolvency, O'Toole said. Now, in an election year, the governor plans to increase pension benefits without providing any of the resources needed to pay for the benefits. The governor is pushing the pensions closer to insolvency.

The question is the governor will act on his tough talk and really impose 7, 000 layoffs on state workers during an election year, or will he cave in again and come back with an even more generous counteroffer as the budget deadline of June 30 looms. The Legislature is running out of time, and the Constitution won't let us approve a budget that is $300 million out of balance, Senator Oroho points out.

It's one thing to make concessions to public employee unions to win long-term benefits for New Jersey. It's quite another to do so to avoid one day of bad publicity for the governor. Taxpayers should be told today how much it cost them to get Joe Biden to speak at Governor Corzine's political rally.

 Venis Supports Employee Free Choice Act

American workers deserve better wages, benefits and working conditions

KARCHER - 'CASINOS SHOULD DROP UNION-STALLING TACTICS'

FREEHOLD - Senator Ellen Karcher, D-Marlboro, the Vice Chair of the Senate Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee, issued the following statement regarding reports that Harrah's Entertainment, which also owns Caesars Atlantic City casino, has alleged union intimidation in an effort to delay collective representation for the casino's dealers: