@healthetank@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 1 year agoHow a Toronto police complaints officer belittled a criticism about bike lanes — and why advocates say it’s a problemwww.thestar.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down12
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkHow a Toronto police complaints officer belittled a criticism about bike lanes — and why advocates say it’s a problemwww.thestar.com@healthetank@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square@SamuelRJankis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•1 year agoAs someone who advocates for unions. The police unions seems pose quite a hazard for the public these days.
minus-square@mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•1 year agoThat’s because they’re not unions in the traditional sense, they’re rackets. From overtime schemes to protecting criminal cops, police unions are not trade-unions. It’s gross.
minus-square@chonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 year agoHow is that any different from construction or longshoremen unions? Both also with deep ties to organized crime, acting as a parasite on the economy.
minus-square@i_love_FFT@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•1 year agoOne of them also acts as a parasite for the public’s safety.
As someone who advocates for unions. The police unions seems pose quite a hazard for the public these days.
That’s because they’re not unions in the traditional sense, they’re rackets. From overtime schemes to protecting criminal cops, police unions are not trade-unions. It’s gross.
How is that any different from construction or longshoremen unions? Both also with deep ties to organized crime, acting as a parasite on the economy.
One of them also acts as a parasite for the public’s safety.