Thursday, December 16, 2010

Race in Linden & In Union County

Seeing that councilman Derek Armstead signed on to that "Apologize Now" letter that was carried in the Westfield Leader, which accuses the freeholder Republican challengers of racism,  I got to thinking. 

It's not a secret that Armstead, a current Linden councilman, and Ralph Strano, a  former Linden councilman,  were rewarded with jobs at the County for their strong democrat allegiances.   I think Strano had a background in auto mechanics.  However, he now heads mosquito control or some such thing. 

Armstead,who is black, according to New Jersey By the Numbers, became employed by the County some 16 years ago.  According to that same website, he makes $55,056.

Strano, who is white, according to New Jersey By the Numbers, became employed by the County some 14 years ago.  According to that same website, he make $76,580.

The white guy makes $21,000 annually more than the black guy who has been employed longer than the white guy.  

Just saying...

2 comments:

NFS said...

And the two of them, Armstead and Strano, were caught using a county vehicle for campaign purposes which just shows the two of them are questionable, at the very least. They should have been FIRED, but as we all know, they were doing the work of the "Party". Stealing is no a big deal, whether it be using County cars, stealing campaign funds, absentee ballots ... its all legit in the eyes of Union County Dems.

Anonymous said...

JTG always said that "Nepotism is good...."