CWA NJ Statement on Supreme Court Pension Ruling

Below please find a statement from CWA NJ Director Hetty Rosenstein on this morning’s Supreme Court pension ruling:

"We hoped the Court would uphold the basic tenet that the law is what it says it is. But the fact that they didn't rule for us is merely another obstacle that we will overcome. Governor Christie broke his word, and whatever shred of credibility he had left when he refused to fund the pension.  Our union will never permit the destruction of the pension system and, as such, the destruction of New Jersey’s economy. If it is unconstitutional to meet the pension obligation, perhaps we will have to change the constitution. But one thing I know is this: we will fight, and we will win."

Full text of Supreme Court Opinion of Pension Funding for FY15, Decided June 9, 2015 can be viewed here: