Erich Sturn, Republican candidate for the District 4 seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, will officially announce his grassroots campaign to bring positive change to Rhode Island at a campaign kickoff event on Monday evening, June 7. Sturn intends to challenge Speaker of the House Gordon Fox (D) for the East Side House seat, representing the Blackstone, Mount Hope, and Summit neighborhoods.
Sturn invites Rhode Islanders representing a wide spectrum of political beliefs who see the need for new leadership and positive change to attend the kick-off celebration on Monday, June 7 from 6-9 p.m. at Zooma, 245 Atwells Ave., Providence, and learn more about Erich’s vision for a better Rhode Island. Donations are appreciated and supporters are asked to make checks payable to “Friends of Erich Sturn.”
Sturn will be talking to the voters of Dist. 4 from now until Election Day. “My guiding principles are lowering taxes, controlling spending, supporting equal rights, improving educational and job opportunities, cutting through government red tape, and protecting our Constitutional rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” he said.
Erich, 24, is an independently-minded Republican who will work across party lines and build a broad base of support to understand and represent the diverse neighborhoods and needs of the East Side. Erich currently works for a local bank. On a daily basis, he sees the plight of people trying to make ends meet and hears the stories of how Rhode Island’s small businesses are struggling. He is an independent man who will follow his intellect, conscience, and the needs and desires of his constituents when making legislative decisions.
Press Release: Friends of Erich Sturn
RI Finally Waking Up to Union Underhanded Tactics
Mr. Nee also wants mandatory binding arbitration this year and expressed that it was his “number one priority.” This would hinder any attempt to reduce the give-away deals that are present in many of these state and municipal collective bargaining agreements. Binding arbitration and perpetual collective bargaining agreements are bad legislation and puts the municipality at a disadvantage at the bargaining table and places an unfair tax burden on the property owners. These union groups have had it their way for decades but now they must be stopped to save the state from a pending receivership. The RI AFL-CIO leadership only cares about the public unions and not the welfare of the taxpayers of this state. Their constant dominance and lobbying at the state house has hurt every taxpayer of this state.
With this state being in the deplorable economic condition, perhaps the taxpayers should start calling for Rhode Island to be a right-to-work state and have “open shops.” The public unions are abusing the “privilege” they were given back in 1966 with the passage of “The Michelson Act.” Perhaps that law needs to be revisited and repealed as well. The taxpayers can and should push for that legislation to counter what big labor is doing to them right now; make it their “number one priority.” If this legislature is unwilling to listen to the taxpayers and allow themselves to be intimidated by these union hacks and their threats of withdrawing support for their re-election, then they will discover the voters will have the final say in the matter come November. Rhode Island is finally waking up to these unions and their underhanded tactics. The corruption is spreading in the municipalities and the unions do nothing to stop it; they pander to this behavior. Enough is enough – a change is needed now!
L.Chappell
Saunderstown, RI