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| Outgoing sheriff reassigns officers who supported opponent |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/27/2004 |
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One day after his primary loss last week, outgoing Worcester County (Mass.) Sheriff John Flynn reassigned eight correctional officers who had endorsed his opponent, state Sen. Guy Glodis. The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, which also endorsed Glodis, is accusing Flynn of retaliating against the officers for his overwhelming defeat, by a 2-1 margin, after 17 years in office. ``There's no justification except a clear tactic by the administration,'' Michael Martin, chief union steward for Worcester County, told the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester. ``This solidifies Sheriff Flynn's retaliatory conduct and his tactics again illustrate his contempt for labor organizations.'' William Frisch, deputy superintendent of the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction, said the sheriff was within his rights to reassign shifts and that it had nothing to do with politics. In a reassignment order dated Sept. 15, the day after the primary, 10 jail officers - including two nonunion lieutenants, were reassigned. The eight union members were "ardent" Glodis supporters, according to Martin, with some carrying large campaign signs on their trucks. Four were reassigned from Monday through Friday shifts, where they had weekends and holidays off, to a rotating four-days on, two-days off schedule. The other four were reassigned from the rotating shift to the Monday through Friday shift. Martin said all the longtime officers had based their personal lives on their work schedules. |
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