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Labor/Employment

Oct. 31, 2009

Prosecutor's Union Accuses D.A. Cooley of Bullying

A union representing Los Angeles County's prosecutors said it plans to file a lawsuit against District Attorney Steve Cooley today alleging that he and his top staffers have been bullying union leaders.

By Greg Katz

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A union representing Los Angeles County's prosecutors said it plans to sue District Attorney Steve Cooley today alleging he and his top staffers are bullying union leaders.

The lawsuit is the culmination of more than a year of tension between Cooley and union president Steve Ipsen, a veteran deputy district attorney in Compton who challenged the DA in an election last year a...

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