I know that, for many, it’s difficult to work up any real sympathy for state workers given their benefits, but the news that the governor is putting mass layoffs on the table is not good for anyone.
Consider that his announcement comes on the same day that job-loss figures for the state were released showing more than 85,000 jobs lost in 2008. Adding 7,000 to that figure can only make things worse.
Author: hankkalet
Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
View all posts by hankkalet
Hank Kalet 