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WhiskeyGrinder

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2. If cops are going to be pushed out of the Labor movement, Labor has to be the one to do it.

Reply to crickets (Original post)

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 09:01 PM

Apr 2021

Unfortunately, there's a big conservative streak among Building Trades unions, and they hold a lot of sway in some federations.

And breaking cop unions through policy, whether affiliated or not, is not the way to go.

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Police Unions: What to Know and Why They Don't Belong in the Labor Movement [View all] crickets Apr 2021 OP

an organization whose primary purposes include protecting criminals? used to be called msongs Apr 2021 #1

If cops are going to be pushed out of the Labor movement, Labor has to be the one to do it. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #2

Perhaps breaking them isn't the answer. crickets Apr 2021 #4

I say dig it up at the root and just abolish the police entirely. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #5

Arch Conservative Calvin Coolidge opposed these unions on the grounds: Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #3

A more favorable Supreme Court could help here with reforms. Baked Potato Apr 2021 #6

Cops work for Capital. They protect property, and those who have it. Ron Green Apr 2021 #7