N.J. state workers say yes to new contract, raises after years of fighting Christie

State workers have ratified a new contract with Gov. Phil Murphy's administration that will award them two, 2-percent raises and retroactive bonuses for longevity that the Christie administration had withheld, their union announced Tuesday.

The union, the Communications Workers of America, framed the contract as a major win for the 32,000 workers who have been working without since July 2015.

This agreement will date back to that summer and expire in June 2019. Labor leaders have said negotiations on the next agreement are already under way.

The administration has so far declined to say how much the new contract will cost. The expenses are baked into the current year's budget and governor's proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, according to Murphy's office.

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