Senator Diane Allen provided the following comment when an informal survey of state authorities found that their high-paid, non-union patronage employees are not required to engage in furloughs similar to those imposed on rank and file state employees.
The informal survey indicates that there are no furlough policies in place for non-union employees at the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, the Waterfront Commission, or many other state authorities, some of which are heavily subsidized by taxes paid by private employees and public employees alike.
“Amazingly, Governor Corzine is applying an Orwellian standard to employees at state authorities. Patronage appointees at authority fiefdoms are ‘more equal’ than other state employees and need not abide by the same rules as rank and file state employees who provide direct services to the public, ” Allen stated. “I’m disgusted that Governor Corzine gives special treatment to patronage positions at authorities during our fiscal crisis while furloughing road crews who repair our roads and Motor Vehicle Commission employees who keep inspection lines as short as possible.”
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