Christie’s Talk Is Blunt, but Not Always Straight

New Jersey’ public-sector unions routinely pressure the State Legislature to give them what they fail to win in contract talks. Most government workers pay nothing for health insurance. Concessions by school employees would have prevented any cuts in school programs last year. Statements like those are at the core of Gov. Chris Christie’s campaign to cut state spending by getting tougher on unions. They are not, however, accurate. In fact, on the occasions when the Legislature granted the unions new benefits, it was for pensions, which were not subject to collective bargaining and it has not happened in eight years. http://nyti.ms/hDHikR