As we head into the end of the year, now would seem to be a good time for reviews of 2020, and the NJEA Political Action Committee (PAC) has provided a helpful reminder of how Governor Murphy pretty much gave the NJEA everything it wanted in 2020. In announcing its early endorsement of Murphy’s re-election, NJEA PAC cited Murphy’s “strong record on the issues that matter the most to NJEA members …” Among them:
And the NJEA gave Murphy plenty in return in this quid pro quo arrangement. Recall that the NJEA was “all-in” for Murphy’s 2017 election. Blistan characterized the NJEA’s 2020 successes as “a tribute to the work that NJEA did to get a governor elected who respects public education and school employees.” She might have also mentioned the millions of dollars the NJEA has spent on dark money Super PAC New Direction New Jersey, which has run multiple TV ad campaigns supporting Murphy.
NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty summed up the NJEA’s view of Murphy: “There is no governor in the nation who has worked as closely and collaboratively with public employee unions as Gov. Murphy.” Just so.
Which was reciprocated by Murphy to the NJEA Delegate Assembly: “I commit to remain your partner every step of the way.”
That’s the way it works in NJ’s special-interest-dominated political system. Powerful, deep-pocketed special interests like the NJEA work to get their preferred politicians elected, and those politicians take care of the special interests. No wonder the NJEA has already endorsed Murphy’s re-election.
To top it all off, NJ taxpayers are funding this rigged system.
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