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Article snippet: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s police detail won’t be the only officers from the New York Police Department in Iowa on Tuesday. New York’s biggest police union, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, is sending about a dozen officers to protest Mr. de Blasio in Des Moines, where he is headed to burnish his image on the national stage. “We can’t allow him to go to Iowa and try to stand on the mantle of being progressive and pro-labor when we know the truth is different,” Patrick J. Lynch, the president of the association, said in an interview. “So we’re going out there to tell our sisters and brothers: Don’t be fooled.” Mr. Lynch said the union, which is in contract talks with City Hall, planned to have members wave signs, hand out leaflets and stand outside as the mayor delivers a speech on Tuesday night. He referred to the mayor as “the two-faced Bill de Blasio.” Austin Finan, a spokesman for Mr. de Blasio, said, “We’re more than fine with their protests and wish them safe travels.” “Those at the center of our successful efforts to reduce crime to historic lows deserve a fair contract,” Mr. Finan added. “We’re confident mediation will get us there, just like it did last time and just like we’ve done with nearly the entire city work force.” The mayor’s office and the police union have sparred throughout much of Mr. de Blasio’s tenure, with tension dating to 2013, when Mr. de Blasio campaigned zealously against stop-and-frisk police tactics, which he said disproportionat... Link to the full article to read more