Alabama non-union utility workers not turned away, Christie says

Gov. Christie today put to bed the ghost story that non-union Alabama utility workers were turned away.

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11/02/2012 10:50 p.m.

Christie said he spoke to utility and union officials today and that a worker from Alabama called from Roanoke, Va., and was given bad advice. That person, in turn, spoke to a local news outlet there and the story mushroomed.

UPDATE: A Southern TV news station has cleared up the matter: Confusion causes utility crew to return from recovery effort

Christie, in no uncertain terms, said he would put an end to such nonsense if it happens.

He also said that if the workers are still in Roanoke they are welcome here.

Thanks for that report to Bob Ingle, senior political columnist for Gannett New Jersey newspapers and co-author of The New York Times’ Best Seller, “The Soprano State: New Jersey’s Culture of Corruption” and “Chris Christie: The Inside Story Of His Rise To Power.” On Twitter @ bobingle99

The photo above of an Alabama Power & Light truck in Cape May was submitted by a trusted CLIFFVIEW PILOT contributor.

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