NYPD union trailing ‘anti-worker’ Blas to Iowa

Mayor de Blasio will have some unexpected company in Iowa on Tuesday.

The city’s largest police union is sending some of its members to follow the mayor to the political swing state to argue that an impasse over their contract shows de Blasio isn’t as progressive as he claims.

Hizzoner is headed to Des Moines to speak at a fundraiser for the liberal advocacy group Progress Iowa.

“Our members are making this trip to tell progressives in Iowa and across the country about the real Bill de Blasio. He says he’s a friend of working people, but when it comes to his own employees, he is antiworker and anti-union,” said Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch.

“If he is going to stand up before Iowa voters and union members and promise he’s a friend to labor, then he needs to earn it.”

New York state’s Public Employment Relations Board appointed a mediator last month after contract negotiations between the PBA and the de Blasio administration hit an impasse.

PBA officials complained that the mayor’s offer for a deal retroactive to August included an unacceptable three-plus years without a raise. They have long argued New York City cops are paid less — at this point 30 percent less — than those in nearby jurisdictions and across the country.

“We’re more than fine with their protests and wish them safe travels,” said City Hall spokesman Austin Finan.