Head of NYPD police union to face challenge in spring election
Source: Reuters
BY MICHELLE CONLIN
New York City Police Department union boss Pat Lynch, who gained global notoriety for his clashes with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, will face an election challenge this spring, a slate of union members announced on Tuesday outside a police station in Brooklyn.
Lynch's challenger for control of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA), arguably the most powerful police union in the United States, is a former friend and onetime ally from Brooklyn named Brian Fusco, a union trustee and 27-year NYPD veteran.
"Pat Lynch's leadership has failed," said Fusco in an interview on Tuesday. "We'd like to give police officers the representation they deserve."
Fusco painted a portrait of Lynch as a charismatic, telegenic leader who, during his 16-year tenure, has grown complacent and isolated on the job. He noted that under Lynch's tenure, police have been without a new contract for five years, and rookies have seen their disability benefits diminished.
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Unions are democracy in action. Vetoing for union management is often overlooked by outsiders. It is just as important as voting on your workplace contract!
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