>Christie calls on Democratic legislators to reduce public employee sick pay and vacation benefits
With five days left for the Democratic-controlled Legislature to change the way sick and vacation benefits are provided to public workers, Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday visited the New Brunswick home of Frank and Joan Deiner to discuss the impact what the governor describes as his “Zero Means Zero” proposal would have in delivering property tax relief to New Jerseyans.
After their leaders cooperated with Christie in pushing through changes that make public employees pay more for their health and pension benefits, Democratic legislators are reluctant to take any additional actions that would make Christie look good politically. The sick and vacation time proposal is not on the Senate or Assembly agendas for the final voting sessions of the current term on Monday. (Hester, New Jersey Newsroom)
