[lbo-talk] Cops for Labor?

[Chris Sturr]

I just posted one of the feature articles from the current issue of Dollars
& Sense--"Cops for Labor?" by Kristian Williams, about the role that cops
have played in strikes and other labor protests over the years. The main
point is the brief moment in the Wisconsin uprising when cops seemed to side
with demonstrators (holding signs saying "Cops for Labor," "Deputies for
Democracy," etc.) were the exception to the historical rule.  I think it's a
great piece--nice review of the evolution of police unions--and is relevant
to some of the discussion here of the role of the cops in #OWS.  Here's the
link:  http://dollarsandsense.org/archives/2011/0911williams.html.

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