LOS ANGELES : Police Union Threatens to Embarrass Council
Angered by what they say is the prospect of an impasse in labor negotiations by Monday, a Police Protective League official said Friday that the union is preparing a new campaign that will include a search for embarrassing information about City Council members.
“We are going to be soliciting adverse information on City Council members,” said Geoffrey Garfield, union spokesman. “You’d be surprised at what cops know about people.”
On the heels of a recent “blue flu,” some rank-and-file officers also called for another mass sickout starting June 18, the day of the first World Cup game at the Rose Bowl. The quadrennial soccer tournament is expected to bring thousands of fans to Los Angeles.
City negotiators on Friday asked to have a judge help mediate the labor dispute, but union officials refused, saying they want binding arbitration. City officials previously threatened to declare an impasse if the union turned down mediation.
Union officials said they expect the city to declare an impasse Monday, though it is unclear if that will happen.
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