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Suffolk union war: Now, a battle on the furniture front

Saturday November 24, 2012 4:01 PM By Rick Brand

The war between the new regime of Suffolk's Association of Muncipal Employees and ex-president Cheryl Felice has a new battleground — office furniture.

Dan Farrell, the AME president who defeated Felice last spring, lashed out at the benefit fund for spending $60,000 in what he termed “whmsical and unneeded upgrades” to redecorate its offices in Bohemia.

“This is a waste of our members'...

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