NYC Labor May Break With Police Union

[hrmjustin]

Jacob Fischler

New York City's top progressives have backed away from any direct confrontation with the city's largest police union, even as union leaders continue to criticize the mayor following the shooting of two officers.

But the silence of non-police unions may not last long into the new year.

That will depend on the actions of Patrick Lynch, the president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, and whether he continues his public campaign against Mayor Bill de Blasio, sources with knowledge of union thinking say. Unions were instrumental in getting de Blasio elected and are considered among his closest allies.

"Those that are closer to traditional institutional players will probably, hopefully, be more willing to shun those who are using an inappropriate tone," one senior union official told BuzzFeed News.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacobfischler/nyc-labor-may-break-with-police-union?s=mobile#.meA1lDN7M

[Kber]

1. I wonder how the Police Union members would treat striking / protesting

Union members from, say, the MTA track workers or Doormen's union?

Or Teachers?

[hrmjustin]

2. The police union leaders marched in solidarity with the MTA workers when they had a strike

several years back. Beyond that I can't remember.