>“Taxpayers United” Rally
Friday, February 25 at 12:00 Noon
Statehouse Annex, 125 West State Street in Trenton, NJ
In states like Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and Indiana, the union’s political influence is being challenged like never before. Public opinion is turning against them as more and more Americans catch on to the fact that the interests of state workers and public sector unions are the enemy of taxpayers and limited government.There’s a reason the left is sending out their big guns to the protest this Friday – led by none other than AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka.
Private sector workers are outraged when they learn that their taxpayer dollars are being used to provide their public sector counterparts with better salaries and far more generous pensions and benefits.The lavish compensation packages bestowed on state workers are draining the coffers of states across the country, including right here in New Jersey where our state’s pension system has a staggering $173 BILLION liability and is heading full steam toward bankruptcy.
Governors like Scott Walker are now taking a bold stand on behalf of taxpayers, standing up to the unions and demanding that they “pay their fair share” in order to address their state’s fiscal crises.
But the union bosses know that this is a direct threat to their political power. Big government is the life’s blood that fuels the public sector unions and funds the left’s political machine. That’s why they have unleashed the hordes in Wisconsin. And it’s why the CWA and the AFL-CIO will be out in force on Friday in Trenton.
