{"id":32530,"date":"2014-05-18T23:26:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T03:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brigantinetaxpayer.com\/?p=248"},"modified":"2018-10-05T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T20:34:54","slug":"understanding-city-unions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/understanding-city-unions\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding City Unions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-323\" src=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5-28-2014-7-22-11-AM.png\" alt=\"Brigantine GOP Republican Shoobie\" width=\"657\" height=\"380\" \/>Who runs Brigantine? The Mayor? The City Manager? The Dems or GOP? No on all counts. In reality, the most powerful entity in Brigantine are the Public Safety Unions.<\/p>\n<p>Making up the largest piece of the municipal budget, Brigantine Police & Fire are some of the best at what they do; keeping us safe. But when it comes to salary, benefits, pensions and politics, it&#8217;s like Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde. These guys know how to scare the pants off of anybody that disagrees with them.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH VIDEO:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/95682139?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0\" width=\"700\" height=\"383\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who runs Brigantine? The Mayor? The City Manager? The Dems or GOP? No on all counts. In reality, the most powerful entity in Brigantine are the Public Safety Unions. 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