N.J. Gov. Chris Christie supports rush to retirement by state workers facing benefit changes

By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
April 15, 2010

Chris Christie and his advisers would welcome a rush to retirement by state workers trying to beat plan to require these workers to pay a portion of their benefit costs starting Aug. 1, according to a report on NorthJersey.com.

The report said officials in the Christie administration are preparing legislation to require these payments and require a greater contribution to health care, according to Education Commissioner Bret Schundler. Michael Drewniak, Christie’s spokesman, told the newspaper “Some people say it would lead to a rash of retirements.That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It would free up a lot of possibilities for schools.”