Speaking as a former sheriff's deputy, I can safely say that those organizations are NOT the voice of the the "officer on the street" otherwise known as the "rank and file". Just like any other Bravo Sierra union rarely speaks for the people who actually do the job. Union management, otherwise known as "those stupid morons who soak up and pi$$ away all the dues" speak mostly for themselves and their interests, and not those they claim to represent. A whole lot like elected politicians. Imagine that.
In otherwords, said endorsement is not worth nearly so much as the "paper it is printed on". Most of those clowns at the top of unions are experts in brown nosing and are in management for the same reason the majority of people are in management. They can't actually DO anything, and for the most part can't find their prettythang with both hands and a road map.
