Governor Christie needs to bargain over health care to save tax payers money

by: theman

Wed Apr 13, 2011 at 09:38:01 PM EDT

Governor Chris Christie, self proclaimed "lover of collective bargaining" refuses to collectively bargain over health care. Is he a liar? Is he confused about what love is? Is he only concerned with union busting? Lets examine the facts.

The CWA proposed a health care system, over a month ago, that saves the tax payers millions of dollars. The Governor refused to bargain health care. That sound like a lie. Then Chris stooped to name calling. That doesn't sound like love. Public workers have been collectively bargaining over conditions of employment including health care benefits for 43 years. Mr. Christie insists that health care will be legislated from now on. That sounds like union busting.

The CWA is serious about coming to an agreement that benefits workers and tax payers. Governor Chris Christie needs to stop grandstanding for the cameras to enhance his true ambitions, a run for the presidency, get out of his cage, and start working together to come up with a plan that benefits all of the people of the great State of New Jersey.

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Multi Union Plan (0.00 / 0)

If CWA wants to bargain over a health plan for ITS members then fine. What they need to do is pull out of the multi-union SHBP and sign their members up with another plan.

However it is NOT FAIR for CWA to negotiate unilateral givebacks and ask their members to pay more for the SHBP when other unions ,whose members are also in the plan ,get off without paying.

Multi-union plans cannot be negotiated by individual unions.

CWA is doing a disservice to its members by insisting that only they pay more for the " luxury" of staying in the SHBP.

THE ONLY FAIR WAY TO RUN A MULTI-UNION PLAN IS FOR EVERYONE TO PAY.THAT IS WHY THIS MUST BE LEGISLATED.

If CWA does not like the legislation then they should opt out of the SHBP.There is no reason they cannot do that.

by: firstamend07 @ Thu Apr 14, 2011 at 10:13:27 AM UTC

Union Busting (0.00 / 0)

Legislating benefits is union busting. All of the Unions need to bargain together with the State to come up with a plan that is acceptable to all. If the plan is legislated, in the future the State has no interest in the cost and the workers have no say. That means the cost will spiral out of control until until no one could afford it ever if they wanted to.

The most affordable way of coming up with a plan is to negotiate it and find ways to reduce the cost not just transfer the cost. President Obama said this very same thing just yesterday.

by: theman @ Thu Apr 14, 2011 at 11:21:44 AM UTC