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In reply to the discussion: I'm a Democrat. I don't want to defund the police. I want to give them a raise. [View all]RANDYWILDMAN
(2,645 posts)24. As a Union guy and the son of a teamster...
I can't support getting rid of the union. you can renegotiate the rules, but you can't get rid of them.
I would love to see more diversity in the Portland police but that may take a while.
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I'm a Democrat. I don't want to defund the police. I want to give them a raise. [View all]
Joe Nation
Oct 2020
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Yeah. Go ahead. Ban police unions. Pave the way to banning all unions. Then watch the little
Squinch
Oct 2020
#1
I can't think of 1 time when banning unions has resulted in higher pay for the former...
SKKY
Oct 2020
#22
i dont know how the cops in chi even carry the packs they wear these says.
ihas2stinkyfeet
Oct 2020
#34
I do not dig your anti-union sentiment. It reeks of anti-worker subversion.
LanternWaste
Oct 2020
#9
I'm starting to think that the slogan defund the police was made up by a Republican.
Walleye
Oct 2020
#10
Sorry, getting suspicious of everything. How about disarm the police just for an now.
Walleye
Oct 2020
#32
Funny as a 16 year old marching against the Viet Nam war in New Haven I was surprised one of
dem4decades
Oct 2020
#15
This. All this. And take back all the damn tanks and flame throwers that have been bought by
Squinch
Oct 2020
#28
A raise?? They are already over paid for what they do. And yeah, ban police unions and
Autumn
Oct 2020
#19
the construction unions went straight downhill when they threw in w the mob.
ihas2stinkyfeet
Oct 2020
#35