Is the Lavish Cost of Recent Firefighter's Funeral in LA Another Example of Union Benefits Overkill?

Thousands of firefighters in uniform on paid agency time came from different fire agencies all over Southern California to attend Glenn Allen's funeral bringing with them tens of millions of dollars of firefighting equipment, helicopters. Just the cost of fuel alone must have cost in the tens of thousands of dollars, notwithstanding the cost of salaries and accrued benefits of thousands of active duty firefighters. His funeral must have cost the taxpayers millions of dollars thanks to union rules that permit such a waste of taxpayer funds.

I personally mean no disrespect to his family, but if it were not for union rules, firefighters would have to attend funerals on their own time.