Log in Subscribe

Disturbed by de Blasio, Local 237 Head Abstains

By RICHARD STEIER
Posted 10/23/17

Nine months ago, Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd set himself apart from his fellow civilian-employee union leaders by not delivering an early endorsement of Mayor de Blasio’s re-election and not sounding like it was just a matter of time before he’d board the bandwagon.

“I don’t think he’s a bad guy,” he said of the Mayor, with whom he’d clashed on matters including school security, police staffing at the Housing Authority and his handling of the growing number of homeless people. “I think he’s a bad manager.”

This item is available in full to subscribers.

Please log in to continue

Log in