Statement by CWA District 1 on the Fiscal Year 2025 New Jersey State Budget

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: June 28, 2024
Contact: Joshua Henne | jhenne@whitehorsestrategies.com

Statement by CWA District 1 on the Fiscal Year 2025 New Jersey State Budget

NEW JERSEY - In response to the passage of the FY25 New Jersey State Budget, Dennis G. Trainor, Vice President of Communications Workers of America District 1, which represents over 70,000 workers across New Jersey, issued the following statement:

“With our nearly 70,000 members all across New Jersey, CWA made our voices heard this year to win a budget that supports public services and working families.  We thank Governor Murphy, Senate President Scutari, Speaker Coughlin and the entire legislature for a final agreement that supports these priorities.

“We are heartened that this budget makes the required full pension payment – for the fourth year in a row – following decades of administrations of both political parties failing to do so. We’re also pleased that the state is making a historic investment for millions of New Jerseyans – with the first-ever dedicated source of funding for NJ Transit, paid for by a Corporate Transit Fee that will only apply to huge, profitable companies contributing their fair share. Although we are not thrilled with the general lack of transparency during the budget process – which came on the heels of gutting OPRA – we believe this is a good, fair budget that will benefit all those who live and work in the Garden State.

“As always, CWA members will continue fighting for a New Jersey with well-funded public services and a strong labor movement that puts the issues of working families front-and-center.  This year’s budget is a step in the right direction, and we are proud of our union’s steadfast advocacy.”