New Jersey EA gearing up for Second Battle of Trenton

This is it.

Everything we stand for as a union is at stake – your future, your family, and your right to make a living.

On Monday, the NJ Senate will vote on a bill to take thousands of dollars out of your pocket every year – and destroy the quality of your pension and health benefits in the process. The Assembly is looking at the same bill and will vote as early as Thursday.

Less than one week from today your whole future could be changed… for the worse:

• Thousands of dollars out of pocket every year.
• No right to collective bargaining on health benefits.
• Promised pension benefits stolen from you.

In 1776, when things looked lost for the Continental Army, George Washington marched his troops into Trenton and won a surprise victory. The Battle of Trenton changed the course of history.

On Monday, we launch the Second Battle of Trenton.

Because this is New Jersey, not Wisconsin.

So if you care about your future, your profession and your colleagues, there is only one place for you to be on Monday.

No excuses. No second chances.

This is it.

See you Monday morning.

Stay connected: Check www.njea.org often for updates, and follow NJEA on Facebook and Twitter. You can also get updates sent directly to your phone by texting "UNITY" to 738674

From Karri Bodine, June 18, 2011