New Jersey Dems: what does your governor mean by "pension and benefit reform" for public employees?

[CTyankee]

He doesn't seem to talk in specifics when talking to a general audience. Does he lay out a point by point plan so the public can see what exactly will happen to New Jersey's state workers?

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Decoded: Throw them under the bus

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Probably eliminate them altogether as soon as possible.

Congratulations to the Livingston public schools. You MUST be so proud . . . .

[CTyankee]

6. What happened in Livingston? nt

[no_hypocrisy]

7. The governor is the product of the public school system in Livingston.

[lisa58]

3. He means: Don't pay them...

...you don't need them, you never did. My big business friends would love to do the work you do so we'll privatize the work for them.

[CTyankee]

4. Ending pensions? Drastically reducing the pay scale?

Slashing health care benefits? Threatening the unions with massive layoffs if they don't agree with the cuts?

[lisa58]

10. My guess would be: All of the above...

...he's already gone after the teachers...he's not stopping there.

[TBF]

5. Whenever they want "to have a conversation"

you know it's not good news coming.

[LiberalEsto]

8. Covering up a previous theft

Former Repuke Gov. Christie Todd Whitman looted public employee pensions when she was in office, from what I heard. I think it was to keep taxes down.

The current Repuke gov. apparently wants to cover up her thieving by finding some way to cheat police, firefighters and teachers out of their hard-earned pensions.

[CTyankee]

9. Can they do that? Don't they have a legally binding union contract? nt