> bosses don't like unions for a reason Bosses don't like unions because they want to exploit their workers and treat them unfairly. This is why police will al

> bosses don't like unions for a reason Bosses don't like unions because they want to exploit their workers and treat them unfairly. This is why police will always need unions. Police shouldn't be expected to work overtime without compensation, they should be allowed to have breaks, they should make a living wage, they should get sick time, they should have safe working conditions and they should get family leave. These are the same reasons teachers should always have unions. The problems people have with police unions is their political influence which is nothing remotely like the situation we have with teachers. Elected officials agree to provisions that should never be allowed on the table. In the end, it's not the union that is the problem, but the people who agree to anything and everything that the police unions ask for. If a union is demanding things like the department limit or not allow officers to be interrogated, or the destruction of their disciplinary records, or the banning of body cameras/civilian oversight then it's up to our elected officials to draw the line and say "those terms are unacceptable" just like we'd expect if teacher's unions demanded limo rides to school every day, billion dollar paychecks and the right to abuse students. Some things are simply not acceptable. Our elected officials have zero problems with denying teacher's requests for a living wage, or for smaller classroom sizes, or for not being forced to pay for school supplies out of their own pockets, but they instantly give police whatever insane things they ask for. That's a problem that goes far beyond negotiations with the police unions. There's no police union that can prevent bad cops from being charged with a crime. Unions don't have that power. Police unions can't stop a judge from finding a police officer guilty of a crime either. Unions don't have that power. Unions can't stop that judge from sentencing a criminal police officer to decades behind bars. Police unions don't have that power either. So why is it that those things almost never happen when they should? A police union can ask for internal department policies that make it harder for everyone else to hold police accountable, but they can't stop it from happening. DAs and judges aren't soft on corrupt cops because they're forced to be by police unions. They choose to be. Usually for political reasons or out of fear of retaliation. When police are allowed to "resign" over something that would get any one else thrown in prison that's not the union's fault. There are many people in many positions of power who are regularly complicit in allowing bad cops to get away with their crimes. Police still need unions, same as teachers, our elected officials just need to say that enough is enough and show some backbone instead of giving in to every ridiculous demand that enables the corruption within police departments to continue. It's up to us to be willing to vote people out of office if they refuse to.