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> That kind of thing is absolutely routine and police unions are almost certainly the single greatest obstacle to improved policing in the US. I always find it
by RhysU 4y ago
> That kind of thing is absolutely routine and police unions are almost certainly the single greatest obstacle to improved policing in the US.
I always find it interesting that police unions are generally portrayed as bad while non-police unions are generally portrayed as good. Or, vice versa.
(I realize that you didn't make statements about unions in general, only a strong statement that the presence of a large and largely independent collection of unions is a hindrance to improving one part of public life).
- zach_garwood 4y agoYou have to acknowledge that there is a slight difference between a union of armed mercenaries and a union of, say, grocery store staff. You can see how some might view one of those as "bad".
- RhysU 4y agoVery true. But there are also unions with access to young minds, that control the skies, that intermediate our interaction with the government, etc. All of the public-sector unions have some superpower.