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In reply to the discussion: For those on DU who feel that police "unions" are legitimate and are acting "responsibly" [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)Just because workers form a union and collectively bargain, does not necessarily mean they adopt liberal or progressive values. Such organizations are still unions and most definitely "legitimate" even when they espouse values and positions that are decidedly illiberal.
Police unions fight for the benefit their members, and their members decide what's in their benefit, no you or anyone else. You are free to believe they are "shadowy cabals," but it does not change the legal reality, nor should it.
I can certainly understand, but not necessarily agree with, the argument against union rights for government workers, as even union stalwarts like FDR had his reservations. However, I doubt many here are about to jettison all government workers, which now represent a very large portion of our unionized workforce, to hobble police unions because of their more conservative politics.