A Lengthy Island union boss is being slammed for a criticism that his employees weren’t paid sufficient additional time for his or her work throughout the funeral for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller.
Civil Service Staff Affiliation 830 President Ron Gurrieri filed a grievance in opposition to Nassau County on behalf of the Division of Public Works workers he represents, saying they didn’t get compensated to deal with street closures in Massapequa for Diller’s March 30 funeral.
“Reduction requested for all affected members to obtain all advantages misplaced, monies, OT, and many others,” Gurrieri mentioned within the April 8 grievance.
“The County of Nassau, particularly DPW, violates the CBA [collective bargaining agreement] once they contracted out street closures duties on Merrick Street, which is a county street, for the funeral of NYC Police Officer Jonathan Diller,” learn the grievance.
The criticism mentioned CSEA members are “absolutely outfitted and able to closing the street and have closed many roads prior to now.”
Nassau County Govt Bruce Blakeman blasted Gurrieri for exploiting a funeral of a hero cop to make extra additional time on the taxpayer dime.
His workplace additionally mentioned it was the Nassau County Police Division that assisted DWP employees in dealing with the street closure and diverting visitors, and not one of the work was contracted out.
“Not solely is your assertion incorrect. I discover the entire premise distasteful and disturbing,” Blakeman mentioned in a June 24 response to the CSEA president.
“I don’t consider the hardworking members of your union and my workers can be so cynical and callous to wish to revenue with additional time on the expense of Police Officer Diller’s funeral and blessed reminiscence,” Blakeman mentioned.
On March 25, 31-year-old Diller encountered a profession felony in a parked automobile in Far Rockaway. Man Rivera, 34, with 21 arrests on his report, allegedly pulled out a pistol and opened hearth, fatally putting Diller within the abdomen, simply beneath his bullet proof vest.
The top of the pro-police advocacy group Blue Lives Matter slammed Gurrieri’s criticism as insensitive and egocentric.
“This man has to recover from himself. We’re speaking a few funeral for a hero police officer who was killed within the line of obligation,” mentioned Blue Lives Matter founder and president Joe Imperatrice, presently an NYPD detective bureau supervisor.
“Officer Diller left behind a 1-year-old who gained’t know his father and a spouse who is not going to see the household she envisioned. And this union is extra involved about greenback indicators as an alternative of supporting the household once they want it most?” he fumed.
Imperatrice continued, “It’s disgusting and it takes you without warning. I’ve by no means heard anybody do one thing like this when a hero was killed. This isn’t one thing you choose a combat over.”
He mentioned Gurrieri might imagine he’s currying favor with a few of his members, however not with the general public.
Gurrieri, throughout a Submit telephone interview, initially claimed to “don’t have any clue” concerning the unfair labor apply he filed.
After being knowledgeable that The Submit had a duplicate of it, he mentioned, “I’ve no touch upon a pending grievance.”
However Gurrieri, after the story posted Thursday morning, known as the Submit again and mentioned he scrapped the labor criticism about his members not getting sufficient work or additional time throughout the Diller funeral — claiming it had been submitted internally with out his approval.
“The grievance is being pulled. It was in dangerous style. It ought to by no means have occurred,” he mentioned.
“I apologize to the Diller household. The grievance ought to by no means have seen the sunshine of day.”
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