| AFT New Jersey member, quoted in Star Ledger: “The governor should be aware he needs to bargain in good faith,” said Michael McGarvey, a professor of art at Stockton College. “We don’t think the budget should be balanced on the backs of public employees.” |
TRENTON — There were cheeseheads, signs calling for the recall of Gov. Chris Christie, and chants about solidarity.
Bemoaning what some called a nationwide attack on the middle class, poncho-clad public workers flooded Trenton Friday in a show of support for employees in Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker has called for an end to collective bargaining. The rally, organized by the state AFL-CIO, attracted a crowd of about 3,100, State Police said.
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