If you are naive enough to believe that public safety unions primarily are about protecting and serving the public, then you need to read this piece in the Orange County Register reporting on the exploits of a law firm that represents police unions: "Rarely does the public get a look behind the curtain during police pay negotiations. But a website for Upland law firm Lackie, Dammeier & McGill features their play book for twisting arms during impasse negotiations.
"Lackie, Dammeier & McGill represent more than 120 police unions in California and 19 in Orange County, including Placentia. Its primer for police negotiations is part swagger, part braggadocio and all insult in its portrayal of the public and the budget-conscious officials elected to represent them."
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