From the Times-Tribune of Scranton, Pa.:
The Scranton police union has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the city for an off-duty drug arrest made by Police Chief Dan Duffy in March . . . .
The complaint states that "the work of apprehending and arresting individuals has been the sole and exclusive province of members of the bargaining unit," and that the city did not inform or negotiate with the union that the chief would be "performing bargaining unit work . . . ."
The union president said the chief, as a member of management, should not actively root out crime or randomly patrol neighborhoods while off duty because it violates union agreements that protect rank-and-file officers' employment.
The union is concerned city administrators will have more leverage to lay off police officers because "Chief Duffy will step in" and do the work, Sgt. [Bob] Martin said.
Notwithstanding the insanity of the foregoing, a friend here in the belly of the demented liberal beast that the San Francisco Bay Area has become -- a perfectly nice but economically ignorant and politically naive guy -- tells me it would be just fine with him if his local firemen were to organize and go out on strike.
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