Don’t forget that Christie was US Attorney for NJ for a lot of years. He knows where all the union bodies are buried, including Jimmy Hoffa’s. This situation is very similar to when Giulliani was elected as NYC’s mayor. The unions can speak with bravado, but my guess is that they are quaking in their boots and when push comes to shove, they will roll over. Its either that or many alarming disclosures or union abuses are going to be publicized. People will be very surprised how quickly the unions fade away.
The feds will have to change erisa laws to reduce union pensions I believe.