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PRçPOSEr OUTLINE FOR GOVERNOR’S SPEECH AT THE RJY MARSHALL FUND—RA
INTRODUCTION:
I M PROUD TO BE HERE AT THE .RUTGERSLA.BOR EDUCATION CENTER.
JUST LAST MONTH
I ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF. CARPENTERS IN ATLANTIC CITY THAT RUTGERS AND TEE
TRADE UNION MOVEMENT HAVE AGREED TO FUND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR ADDITION TO THIS
BUILDING AND THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL SOON BEGIN.
IT WILL BE CALLED TH.E’RALEIGH RAJOPPI.
WING, WHICH IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO RALEIGH AND THE ENTIRE CARPENTERS TRADE.
RALEIGH
WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CARPENTERS UNION FOR 36 YEARS.
MAIN POINTS:
1.
“WHAT I THINK SHOULD BE THE INVOLVEMENT OF LABOR IN TIrE 1977 CAMPAIGN.”
2.
“I AM HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT GOVERNMENT IN NEW JERSEY IS TOO IMPORTANT TO
LET GO BY DEFAULT,TOO IMPORTANT FOR LABOR NOT TO GET INVOLVED.
3.
EXAMPLE OF NEW JERSEY’S PROGRESS--CLIMATE IS GOOD
K—MART ANNOUNCEMENT TO BUILD 30 NEW STORES, BECAUSE BUSINESS
IN NEW JERSEY AND IT IS GETTING BETTER.
4.
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,
“I REMEMBER BACK IN 1974, WE PUT TOGETHER AN ECONOMIC
WITH NO HELP FROM MY OPPONENT.”
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5.
WE WERE DETERMINED TO PUT NEW JERSEY BACK ON ITS
,
EVEN THOUGH WASHINGTON
SINCE THE GREAT
WAS GIVING US LITTLE HELP IN COMBATTING THE WORST RECESSION
DEPRESSION.
6.
JOBS.
WE WERE DETERMINED TO PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK, TO CREATE
7.
FOR NEW JERSEY.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT
EXAMPLES:
OKONITE PLANT ON ROUTE 1
PERTH AMBOY COE STEEL INVESTMENT
TOTAL JOBS
=
8,900 CONSTRUCTION
24,000 PERMANENT
2.
PORTATION
—
“IN 1974, I MET WITH DAVID GOLDBERG, FORMER NSPORTATION
,,/SECRETARY UNDER GOVERNOR HUGHES, AND DISCUSSED WITH HIM THE FUTURE OF
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN.NEW JERSEY.
f”
HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE TIME TO GET NEW
PROJEcTS GOING, BECAUSE THE CAHILL ADMINISTRATION HAD BUILT ALL THE PROJECTS
THAT WERE PLANNED UNDER DICK HUGHES, BUT THEY HAD NOTHING LEFT IN THE PIPELINE
WHEN I TOOK OFFICE IN 1974.
a.
ROUTE 18 BRIDGE EXAMPLE
b.
PLEDGE TO COMPLETE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY
c.
EXAMPLE OF FINISHING 1-287 WITH HELP OF CONGRESSMEN ROE AND HOWARDPLAN TO CONNECT 1-287 TO ROUTE 23.
9.
10.
CONSTRUCTION OF PIPELINE FOR ROUND VALLEY RESERVOIR
90-DAY PERMIT RULE IN DEP--SO SUCCESSFUL THAT LEGISLATURE HAS WRITTEN THIS
REGULATION INTO LAW.
3.
i1
EXTENDED 90—DAY LAW TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
12.
$1.3 BILLION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT CONSTRUCTION
—
OVER 50,000 JOBS CREATED,
MORE HOUSING, A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT.
13.
14.
15.
WE’VE GOT A STATE WE CAN BE PROUD OF—
a.
SPORTS COMPLEX
b.
CASINO GAMBLING IN ATLANTIC CITY
ADMINISTRATION
SPORTS COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION——GOOD LABOR RAPPORT WITH
a.
NO MAJOR LABOR JURISDICTIONAL STRUGGLES
b.
DID NOT GO OVER BUDGET
c.
MET TIME LIMIT
TOWARDS THE LABOR NOVEHENT:
PEOPLE HAVE TO ASK WHAT KIND OF ATTITUDE THEY WANT
RESPONSIVE TO JOBS,
--DO THEY WANT AN ADMINISTRATION AND A LEGISLATURE
TO WORKING CONDITIONS, TO WACES?
4.
SAVE ±RC J(JR.LSDICTION TO REVIEW GRIEVANCES BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OVER
‘UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES-—OPPOSITION TO THIS LAW LED BY SENATOR BATEMAN.
j.
POLICE AND FIREMEN——SIGNED TAW TO PROVIDE ARBITRATION OF GRIEVANCES.
EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE INPUT ON HOW THEY WANT GRIEVANCES RESOLVED.
18.
UNFAIR MOTOR VEHICLES LAWS REVISED. TO PREVENT WORKING PEOPLE FROM ARBITRARY
LOSS OF LICENSE DUE TO UNFAIR POINT SYSTEM.
19.
I BELIEVE IN THE KtNIMtJM WAGE IN NEW JERSEY BEING 15 HIGHER THAN THE FEDERAL
MINIMUM WAGE.
I DON’T WANT TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES INTO THIS STATE THAT WANT
TO PAY LESS THAN A DECENT LIVING WAGE.
20.
CHOICE BETWEEN SITTING ON YOUR HANDS WITH RAY BATEMAN AS GOVERNOR OR SLIPPORTING
AN AGGRESSIVE. JOB CREATION EFFORT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BRENDAN BYRNE AND
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
21.
“I DON’T THINX ANY OF YOU HAVE THE PERSONALITY OR THE DESIRE TO SIT ON YOUR
HANDS FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.”
22.
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NEGATIVE BATEMAN VOTES ON LABOR ISSUES:
a.
HAS VOTED IN PAST AGAINST INCREASED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND AGAINST
INCREASED WORKMENS COMPENSATION
b.
23.
VOTED AGAINST CREATION OF THE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
YOU’VE COTTA HAVE SOMEONE IN TRENTON TO LISTEN TO LABOR’S CONCERNS WITH A
SYMPATHETIC EAR.
YOU’VE COTTA HAVE SOMEONE IN TRENTON WHO SUPPORTS ThE GOAL OF FULL EMPLOYMENT
AND THE HUMPHREY-HAWKINS BILL.
24.
WORKING HEN AND WOMEN MUST ASK WHETHER A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IS GOING TO
HELP THEM....
A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WHO DID NOT VOTE FOR TEE EDA.
A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WHO WANTS TO INCREASE THE SALES TAX.
IS HE GOING TO HELP YOU?
6.
WE’VE GOT A LOT TO DO IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS:
HIGHLIGHTS OF 16 POINT
ECONOMIC PROGRAM
26.
a.
DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN INDUSTRIAL PARKS BY THE EDA--$3 N APPROPRIATION
b.
WORKING CAPITAL LOAN GUARANTEES BY THE EDA——$3 N APPROPRIATION
c.
2% URBAN INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT
d.
PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES ON EDA PROJECTS
e.
STATE LABOR RELATIONS LAW
f.
PREFERENTIAL BIDDING LAWS TO FAVOR NEW JERSEY COUNTIES HIRING NEW JERSEY WORKERS
WITH YOUR ACTIVE HELP, WE’LL KEEP NEW JERSEY’S RECOVERY MOVING AND WE’LL
ACCONFLISH THE NOBLE GOALS WE SHARE TO CREATE MORE JOBS AND INFROVE WORKING
CONDITIONS.
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