Raven,
You are simply wrong. It is not the responsibility of NJers to stop contract reductions. It is the responsibility of those already employed. It started with A scalers and the "acceptance" of B scales. It continued with ASL, F, C, and Icadets. Again, lack of A scale leadership is the key. You guys failed to stop B scale. Then what, brand new B scalers were supposed to stop ASL and F scale? Nope, that is yours too. Get real, the game was lost when you allowed any differences in the contract under which your colleagues would be employed. To blame B scalers or anyone else for the degradation of conditions is simply a deflection of responsibility and you know it.
That said, you are right. We are on the same side, and we need to find a way past our grotesque history.
A bit rich? Perhaps, but let's just not forget how it all started.