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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans hate unions (unless they are members). What about police unions?
Republicans hate unions (unless they are members). What about police unions?
There doesn't seem to be much criticism of police unions by the GOP.
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Republicans hate unions (unless they are members). What about police unions? (Original Post)
keithbvadu2
Jun 2020
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Police have guns, tasers, etc. Republicans are not going to touch THEIR union.
no_hypocrisy
Jun 2020
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no_hypocrisy
(46,020 posts)1. Police have guns, tasers, etc. Republicans are not going to touch THEIR union.
elleng
(130,727 posts)2. Many police 'unions' are not actually unions,
I've read recently.
lapucelle
(18,187 posts)4. If they are representing labor in collective bargaining with management, they are unions. N/T
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)3. They hate police unions but are too chickenshit to say it.
Republicans would privatize police forces in a minute but are afraid of public backlash. Police presence for America's neighborhoods is ingrained in our culture, especially for the upper crust.
We could list a thousand ways that Republicans are hypocrites.
KY......
HAB911
(8,867 posts)5. Inadvertently
should they not assist state and local governments to survive the pandemic, they will be complicit in laying off police and fire services, but they are not capable of understanding that
AJT
(5,240 posts)6. Republicans always exempt police and fire department unions when
they speak about dismantling public sector unions.