TRENTON  – The Communications Workers of America released today the following statement from President Larry Cohen, following the Assembly’s vote to deny bargaining rights to nearly half a million public workers:

 “This is a dark today for workers’ rights as the race to the bottom continues.  We thank those who stood up and voted “No” despite the pressure.  We will never forget them.

 “We will also never forget those who moved New Jersey back fifty years, stripping bargaining rights from public workers and imposing health care cuts that will destroy living standards for hundreds of thousands of families.”