He’s no Guardian Angel — based on disgruntled staffers.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is dealing with accusations of stiffing employees on his failed New York Metropolis mayoral marketing campaign out of 1000’s of {dollars} in again pay, The Put up has realized.
Republican Occasion activists have been fielding gripes from the GOP nominee’s marketing campaign staffers about being owed numerous moolah, insiders mentioned.
“The largest supply of complaints is from the hourly paid canvassers. They want the cash,” mentioned one GOP supply.
Emails reviewed by The Put up additionally declare that calls haven’t been returned to staffers owed or promised cash, together with canvassers, who are supposed to receives a commission $25 an hour.
One canvasser, who claimed he’s owed $2,000, mentioned he hopes to receives a commission quickly as a result of he wants the cash.
“I’m owed a few substantial paychecks. I pray to God … I want the cash badly,” mentioned the canvasser, who resides in Queens and requested anonymity.
He mentioned he knocked on doorways and made requires Sliwa in the course of the closing month of the marketing campaign.
Alonzo Henderson, who labored in Sliwa’s Bronx marketing campaign workplace, claimed he’s owed again pay, too.
“When somebody is promised one thing, it’s good to reside as much as that finish of the promise — particularly once you’re operating on reform,” Henderson mentioned.
The gripes are simply the newest blow for Sliwa, who acquired solely 7% of the vote within the Nov. 4 election, badly trailing victor and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an unbiased after shedding out on the Democratic nomination.
The Sliwa marketing campaign raised $6.87 million for the race, together with qualifying for $5.3 million in public matching funds.
His marketing campaign spent practically $5.1 million and has an estimated steadiness of $1.7 million, based on the Marketing campaign Finance Board.
However there’s a typical lag in funds to staff because the marketing campaign awaits funding from the CFB, mentioned Sliwa marketing campaign spokesman Rob Cole.
“Everybody goes to receives a commission,” Cole mentioned. “We’re within the accounting course of now. It’s a course of. Everybody must be affected person.”
Sliwa additionally insisted he’s not stiffing anybody, and mentioned that marketing campaign staffers who put in work and have the timesheets to show it can receives a commission — quickly.
“All through the marketing campaign canvassers had been paid weekly or biweekly. Any timesheets introduced after Election Day need to be disclosed, audited and uploaded by December 1st to validate any put up election funds,” Sliwa mentioned.
“That is commonplace protocol for the marketing campaign and every workplace head has been alerted in order to alert staff members.”
Sliwa rebutted Henderson’s declare, claiming the Bronx workplace employee was paid $600 earlier than getting fired “for verbally abusing and threatening employees.”
With no likelihood of successful, many Republicans deserted Sliwa and voted for Cuomo because the extra viable various to democratic socialist Mamdani.
Even President Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo, not Sliwa.
His former boss, WABC radio proprietor John Catsimatidis, accused Sliwa of being a spoiler by not pulling out of the race.
