Politicians campaign on promises of delivering all manner of changes, most of which are promptly forgotten after the elections are over. Not this governor.
That is refreshing. But Governor Christie, as tough and resolute as he is, will be facing an uphill battle as he seeks to implement his reforms on economic development; education; pension & benefits; as well as ethics reform & government transparency.
A solidly Democrat legislature has already stonewalled Christie’s first new nomination to the New Jersey Supreme Court; and, the public unions are working statewide to prevent even the smallest of reforms.
Locally, the Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association has already scheduled a meeting with its members at which a representative of the New Jersey Education Association will be present.
You can expect solidarity to be the theme coming from the Education Associations’ leadership. This school year is the last of a three-year wage package. In upcoming negotiations, the will of the Bridgewater-Raritan School Board will be severely tested to see whether or not it has the resolve to push back hard on the type of demands made in the past.
What’s about to happen in this school district is only one small example of the walls that are going up throughout New Jersey between the governor and his foes. Chris Christie still retains, on the whole, the support of the majority of New Jerseyans. But he is facing well-funded opponents as tough as himself.
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