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arcane1

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4. I think from an authoritarian view, teachers unions strengthen education. This is bad.

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 19, 2014, 06:59 PM

Aug 2014

Police unions maintain cohesion amongst the skull-bashers, which is good.

Though now that you mention it, I can't recall the last time I hear a right-winger even acknowledge that police have unions!

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I was hearing a podcast today and the issue of police unions were discussed [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 OP

It's where their anger at the broadcaster's unions, guilds, etc, that create their tv shows hides. arcane1 Aug 2014 #1

i think the point was that our hatred for teachers unions vis-a-vis cop unions La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #2

I think from an authoritarian view, teachers unions strengthen education. This is bad. arcane1 Aug 2014 #4

Police unions protect bad cops. Read about the philly police. n- Logical Aug 2014 #3

Teachers unions are attributed to have far more power than they actually have. femmocrat Aug 2014 #5

Police Unions are smaller and generally don't attract much attention Lurks Often Aug 2014 #6