>NJEA in talks with George Norcross, NJ education chief Christopher Cerf on reforms
In front of a rally of 3,500 angry public workers in June, the head of the state’s largest teachers union declared that government workers were not going to be strong-armed by political bosses or their cronies.
“I’m mad as hell about politicians who were elected by the people, but who sell their votes to the powerful,” said Barbara Keshishian, president of the New Jersey Education Association, which specifically targeted longtime Democratic leader George E. Norcross III during the rally and on TV ads before the event.
But NJEA leaders are now taking a different approach: meeting with their stated enemies. (Method, Gannett)
