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Christie: Deal not near with NJ state worker union
Gov. Chris Christie says contract talks with New Jersey’s largest public worker union are continuing at a slow pace.
Christie says the administration has offered proposals on wages and noneconomic issues to the Communications Workers of America. But he doesn’t expect an agreement within the next two weeks.
The contract for 40,000 state CWA employees expired June 30.
Hetty Rosenstein, the union’s state director, says the two sides haven’t met in several weeks and no meetings are scheduled. But she says the two sides haven’t reached an impasse and bargaining will continue. (Delli Santi, The Associated Press)