TRENTON — State employee union leaders are seeing red over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision not to give workers Black Friday off. Former Gov. Jon Corzine had allowed the unions to trade the day after Thanksgiving for Lincoln's Birthday in February. The workers can take the time as a vacation day. Communications Workers of America state director Hetty...
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Gov. Chris Christie, left, has angered union leaders by not giving state workers the day after Thanksgiving off.TRENTON — State employee union leaders are seeing red over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision not to give workers Black Friday off.
Former Gov. Jon Corzine had allowed the unions to trade the day after Thanksgiving for Lincoln's Birthday in February.
The workers can take the time as a vacation day.
Communications Workers of America state director Hetty Rosenstein told Gannett New Jersey's Statehouse Bureau "it's dirty pool."
Employee Relations director David Cohen says legislation is needed to exchange holidays. Otherwise, Cohen says state workers could get both days off.
One union leader is threatening to go to court to enforce Corzine's 2009 Memorandum of Agreement.
State workers receive 13 holidays off.
Previous coverage:
• N.J. state workers spend Black Friday on unpaid furlough
• N.J. workers union CWA approves contract deal with 10-day furlough, deferred raises
• Gov. Corzine's labor deal will hit future taxpayers despite savings of at least $300M
