I think you have it bassackwards. The rank and file cheered Bush and Rudy and jeered Hillary.
The union officials hand out the endorsements. As pointed ot above the union endorsed Bush. Want to bet they don’t endorse Rudy?
Want to bet the public has a higher regard for the firefighters than for Rudy?
The Firefighters union backed Giuliani in both of his mayoral campaigns. The rank and file worked phone banks for him. Rudy made the President of the Union, Thomas Von Essen, his Fire Commissioner. Von Essen is currently in business with Rudy at Giuliani partners.
The criticism cannot be written off to Hillary for anyone who knows the history or wants to look at facts.