ICYMI: Democrat Tom Suozzi has a Record of Fighting Police Union

Tom Suozzi’s history of fighting police unions and working to defund the police before it was cool has gained some new attention. 

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New York Democrat Tom Suozzi Has Record of Fighting Police Union over Officers’ and Union Bosses’ Pay
Breitbart
Nick Gilbertson 
12/21/23

Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), who is running to replace expelled former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) in New York’s Third Congressional District, advocated against significant increases in police officer contracts and sought contract concessions from officers during his time as a local official in Nassau County in the early-mid 2000s, according to reports from the time. 

Suozzi had earned the endorsement of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) while running for his first term as county executive in 2001, but he “sought contract concessions from the police” soon after he assumed office in 2002, the New York Times previously reported.

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The bad blood between Suozzi and the PBA continued after his reelection. In March 2006, the PBA filed suit against Nassau County, alleging that Suozzi halted the pay awarded through arbitration to six union bosses, including DelaRaba, to exact retribution for their efforts to hurt his reelection bid, the Times noted.
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