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.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- New Jersey’s largest union representing public workers responded today to Senate President Stephen Sweeney’s proposal to cut health care benefits for New Jersey’s public workers. Hetty Rosenstein, state director for the Communications Workers of America, said:
Governor Chris Christie reversed course on Thursday, announcing that he will restore funding for Senior Gold and the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD), eliminating planned hikes in premiums and copays for seniors.
