TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has presented a health benefits proposal to the state's largest public worker union — at the bargaining table.
The Communications Workers of America filed a labor grievance against the administration after Christie previously said he wouldn't bargain over health benefits.
The first-term Republican wants to increase the amount public workers pay. He says the hike is needed because the health insurance fund is $67 billion in the red.
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