tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post6620393267199754231..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: MAYOR DE BLASIO PICKS LABOR COMMISSIONERJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54080905307120258682014-01-08T06:38:11.702-05:002014-01-08T06:38:11.702-05:00As de Blasio himself said as he sounded the dog wh...As de Blasio himself said as he sounded the dog whistle to allay fears of the elite, “I am unburdened by the support of the municipal labor unions." To add insult to injury to the workers of the city, Mayor de Blasio appointed as his chief labor negotiator Robert Linn who had a prior stint in the role during the term of the late right-wing mayor Ed Koch. During his first incarnation as labor negotiatior in New York City, he made no friends among workers. As noted in an article from 1992:<br /><br />By way of rebuttal, Jeffrey A. DeLisle, president of Local 734, read to the board a letter from a New York union official who described Linn as having "lapses in credibility and trustworthiness in his dealings with a number of union leaders."<br /><br />The letter, written by Vincent J. Bollon, secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Fire Fighters, said Linn virtually destroyed the good relationship between New York's municipal unions and management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-69568381726977874082014-01-08T05:31:34.498-05:002014-01-08T05:31:34.498-05:00Bob Linn was a terrible choice...I discuss him in ...Bob Linn was a terrible choice...I discuss him in my latest blog post: <br /><br />http://akahnnyc.blogspot.com/2014/01/bill-de-blasio-killing-us-softly.html<br /><br />Linn was despised by unions in his previous stint. Awful choice by BdBakahnnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944556586592566705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41706369304499818872014-01-04T07:48:15.907-05:002014-01-04T07:48:15.907-05:00RETRO PAY IS ABOUT MORE THAN MONEY. IT'S A BAS...RETRO PAY IS ABOUT MORE THAN MONEY. IT'S A BASIC QUESTION OF UNION POWER. AS MUNICIPAL WORKERS WE GIVE UP THE LEGAL RIGHT TO STRIKE, SUPPOSEDLY IN EXCHANGE FOR GOOD FAITH BARGAINING. IF WE DON'T GET RETRO PAY, WHAT WILL PREVENT FUTURE MAYORS FROM REFUSING TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH FOR NOT JUST 4 YEARS AS BLOOMBERG DID, BUT 5 OR 10 YEARS ? RETRO PAY IS A CUTTING EDGE ISSUE !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com