Expose The Hypocrisy

March 28, 2007
The Saga Continues...

What'cha gonna do, Gov. Patrick, when Scandal-Mania runs wild on you?

Two commissioners on the state's quasi judicial labor relations board are accusing Governor Deval Patrick's chief labor aide of interfering with the agency on cases involving two unions that endorsed Patrick and donated heavily to his gubernatorial campaign.


The two commissioners, Paul T. O'Neill and Hugh L. Reilly, asserted in interviews with the Globe that Suzanne M. Bump made an inappropriate call about a case involving the Boston Teachers Union and pressured the commission to approve a pending petition by Service Employees International Union, Local 1199.


Bump acknowledged the discussions but heatedly denied accusations that she was trying to influence the commission, which is designed by law to be free of political pressures. She said the commissioners, who were appointed by Republican Governor Mitt Romney and are serving out their five-year terms, are attacking her because of the Democratic administration's demands for management changes.

UPDATE: More from Casey Ross and Red Mass Group.

SECOND UPDATE: More from Wave Maker, Mass. GOP News, Michael Graham and Red Mass Group.

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