union leaders: Bloomberg is a 'liar' trying to 'steal' our money

Steve Cassidy, of the firemen's union, called the mayor a "liar." (azi paybara/ wnyc)

Police and fire unions aren't holding back:

The rally Thursday Wednesday morning was unusual for its tenor and tone. Cassidy and Lynch repeated referred to Bloomberg as dishonest, a "liar" and characterized his move as an effort to "steal" money from their members. While the mayor has sometimes been at odds with different unions, today's comments were among the harshest he's received in years.

"We did endorse the mayor in the past election," said Lynch of the policeman's union, "and we're calling him a liar today because he's saying lies in the public."

"We never endorsed him and he is a liar," said Cassidy.