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It's time to kick police unions out of the labor movement. They aren't allies

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  1. moocow1452
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    You're going to run into an issue where the Republicans like police, the Democrats like unions, and as stated in the article, the unions would like to continue to be unions, so I'm not sure that...

    You're going to run into an issue where the Republicans like police, the Democrats like unions, and as stated in the article, the unions would like to continue to be unions, so I'm not sure that this can happen top down.

    On a principle level, the workers interests (the ability to be violent at their discretion) are being protected by the union against the will of their employers, but promoting violence combined with the workers being being state sponsored enforcers of the law adds some snags to the idea of solidarity forever.

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