Murphy trashes Christie, and these public workers cheer him

It was a hero's welcome.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday told a more than 100 public workers in Atlantic City after eight years of near-constant battle with former Gov. Chris Christie, they now have a governor who will show them respect.

Then Murphy attacked Christie, without calling him out by name.

Murphy, a Democrat, accused his Republican predecessor of being a union-busting bully, declared an end to the "era of disrespect" and instead asked to be their partner.

"Thank you" for your work, Murphy told a local chapter of New Jersey's largest state employee union, the Communications Workers of America, at the group's annual conference here.

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