Teamsters Shouldn’t Represent L.A. Police

Re “Teamsters Seeking to Represent the LAPD,” Feb. 12: So the rank and file of the LAPD are considering having the Teamsters represent them. Let me understand this. They want to be represented by the same Teamsters Union once headed by the apparently late Jimmy Hoffa, who it seems has met a mob ending. The same Teamsters Union that was taken over by a federal supervisor in face of rampant internal corruption. The same Teamsters Union that has used mob-style enforcement and lead pipes in support of its “labor actions,” and has destroyed the property of those who have had the temerity to cross its picket lines.

And these are the police officers who serve under the motto “to protect and serve”? Gentlemen, I can appreciate your effort to avoid the assault on Chief Bernard Parks by the Police Protective League, but this is not the way to win the hearts of the citizens of Los Angeles or to establish yourselves as serious keepers of the public trust.

Robert L. Rodine

Sherman Oaks