Cops Etc

Gary Bramstedt gbfoto at best.com
Tue Feb 15 08:35:03 PST 2000


Carrol Cox wrote:


> What do lbo list members think should be the attitude
> of leftists in respect to cops, prison guards, National
> Guard commissioned officers, etc. Should unions allow
> prison guards in their ranks? AFSCME includes prison
> guards, including those at the infamous Pontiac Prison
> in Illinois.
>
> Carrol

glb wrote:

How about strong civilian oversight?

Any exclusionary policies have worked against unionization. Unions never gained strength until craft "unions", exclusion of minorities (non-whites)& women, etc. fell into disfavor.

glb



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