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Jimmy,

If the rank & file union members ratified the side deals they were certainly aware that the side deals had never been ratified by the city council. They should have been screaming from the rooftops. Why wouldn't the union have insisted that the city ratify the contracts & make them legal? Bad move for leadership & the members to not insist on the ratification. Now they're possibly exposed to clawbacks from their paychecks & pensions. Don't forget, at least one of these side deals bridged multiple contracts. Did the union & administration collude to defraud the taxpayers? Where does legal culpability fall? I suppose Federal prosecutors will look at the evidence & decide if there is a RICO case against the administration, union leadership or the rank & file members. The answer may not be known for some time. Hopefully all involved, taxpayers, former Mayor & administration members, union leadership, union members all get the justice they deserve. Nothing more, nothing less. I think that's something we can all agree on. well, unless you're a scumbag.