In one breath, Gov. Chris Christie claims he supports the right of public employees to collectively bargain. In the next, he says he won't negotiate health care benefits with the state's unions.
Gov. Chris Christie says one thing but does another.
During his campaign, Christie called collective bargaining “an important safeguard for public employees” and promised “open, honest and fair deliberations.”
Christie says that unlike Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, he “loves” collective bargaining.
Today's Philadelphia Inquirer editorial notes that Christie's refusal to bargain in good faith on all issues is in keeping with Republican governors nationwide, like Scott Walker, who are more concerned with union-busting than they are with sharing sacrifices and fixing deficits.
